Kilmar Abrego Garcia was born in July 1995 in the Los Nogales neighborhood of San Salvador, El Salvador. His family faced persistent threats and extortion from the Barrio 18 gang, which targeted his mother’s pupusa business and pressured his older brother Cesar to join the gang under threat of violence. To protect Cesar, the family sent him to the United States. When Kilmar was about 12, the gang shifted its focus to him, continuing the threats. At age 16, Kilmar was also sent to the US, crossing the Mexico–US border near McAllen, Texas, around 2011 or 2012. After arriving in the United States, Kilmar settled in Maryland with his brother Cesar, who had become a US citizen. In 2016, Kilmar married Jennifer Vasquez Sura, a US citizen. Together, they had one child, and Kilmar helped raise Vasquez Sura’s two children from a previous relationship. All three children have special needs, with Kilmar’s son diagnosed with autism and a hearing impairment, rendering him nonverbal. Throughout his time in the US, Kilmar Abrego Garcia had no criminal charges or convictions, including any gang-related offenses, in either the United States or El Salvador. Despite this, he was subject to deportation proceedings. His case highlights the complex challenges faced by individuals fleeing gang violence and the difficulties encountered in the US immigration system. Kilmar’s story is part of a broader narrative on immigration and deportation involving young people escaping violence in Central America, illustrating both personal and legal struggles in seeking safety and stability abroad[1].