Noem to Newsmax: Hold ‘Horrible Individual’ Abrego Garcia to Account

Appearing on Newsmax on Monday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did not mince words when discussing Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who remains jailed after a judge blocked his deportation to Uganda.

“This man is a suspected terrorist known to affiliate and be friends with MS-13 members,” Noem said on “The Record With Greta Van Susteren.” “He’s an extremely dangerous individual. A known wife-beater. This is someone that should never be free in the United States of America, and bringing him to justice is incredibly important to the safety of the American people.”

A federal judge on Monday ordered that Abrego Garcia not be moved from a Virginia detention facility to ensure he has access to counsel. Noem blamed activist judges and liberals for Abrego Garcia remaining in the United States.

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