{"id":2425505,"date":"2025-04-20T13:52:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T17:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emmer-pushes-back-on-claim-abrego-garcia-did-not-get-due-process-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T13:55:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T17:55:01","slug":"emmer-pushes-back-on-claim-abrego-garcia-did-not-get-due-process-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emmer-pushes-back-on-claim-abrego-garcia-did-not-get-due-process-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmer pushes back on claim Abrego Garcia did not get due process &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Femmer-pushes-back-on-claim-abrego-garcia-did-not-get-due-process-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2425505&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) has defended the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, following claims that he did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyers-call-out-democrat-hypocrisy-in-video-montage\/\" title=\"Trump Lawyers Call Out Democrat \u2018Hypocrisy\u2019 In Video Montage\">receive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-kraken-released-attorney-sidney-powell-files-104-page-bombshell-complaint-of-massive-fraud-in-georgia-election-update-michigan-too\/\" title=\"BREAKING: KRAKEN RELEASED! Attorney Sidney Powell Files 104 Page BOMBSHELL COMPLAINT of Massive Fraud in Georgia Election - Update: Michigan too\">due process<\/a><\/a>. Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant, was deported despite a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">withholding order meant<\/a> to protect him from potential persecution by gangs in El Salvador.The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump governance must facilitate his return to the U.S. and continue his deportation case as intended, but Salvadoran President Nayib bukele has stated that Abrego Garcia will not be released.<\/p>\n<p>During a CNN interview, Emmer cited Abrego Garcia&#8217;s rejected asylum claim and a previous hearing as evidence of due process. He stated, &#8220;this illegal alien&#8230; actually did have due process,&#8221; and emphasized that the trump administration&#8217;s actions were in alignment with its campaign promises to remove criminals from the U.S. Despite pushback from the media, Emmer maintained that the situation is being portrayed as a larger issue than it is, suggesting it is an isolated case and reaffirming that the current administration is following legal protocols correctly.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Emmer pushes back on claim Abrego Garcia did not get due process<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2099925\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Majority Whip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-emmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tom Emmer\">Tom Emmer<\/a> (R-MN) rejected claims that deported Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia did not receive due process in his removal from the United States last month.<\/p>\n<p>Abrego Garcia, an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">illegal immigrant<\/a>, was deported to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/el-salvador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El Salvador<\/a>&nbsp;last month despite a &ldquo;withholding order&rdquo; preventing him from being deported to that specific country over fears he would be persecuted by a gang there. The Supreme Court&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3377382\/supreme-court-orders-trump-administration-return-mistakenly-deported-man-el-salvador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ruled<\/a>&nbsp;the Trump administration must &ldquo;facilitate&rdquo; Abrego Garcia&rsquo;s return to the U.S. and continue with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-maxine-dexter-plans-el-salvador-trip\/\" title=\"House Democrat Maxine Dexter plans ... trip\">deportation case &#038;ldquo<\/a>;as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador,&rdquo; but Salvadoran President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nayib-bukele\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nayib Bukele<\/a> has repeatedly said he will not release Abrego Garcia from the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3385483\/jim-clyburn-blames-media-democratic-party-unpopularity\/\">Jim Clyburn blames media for Democratic Party&#8217;s unpopularity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3385458\/house-republican-changes-van-hollen-plaque-el-salvador\/\">House Republican changes Van Hollen&#8217;s office plaque after El Salvador visit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3385368\/house-democrat-maxine-dexter-plans-el-salvador-trip-abrego-garcia\/\">House Democrat Maxine Dexter plans El Salvador trip amid Abrego Garcia saga<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Democrats, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3385603\/van-hollen-abrego-garcia-ms13-gang-member\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sen. Chris Van Hollen\">Sen. Chris Van Hollen<\/a> (D-MD), have claimed Abrego Garcia has not received due process with his removal. However, while on CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em> on Sunday, Emmer pointed to Abrego Garcia&rsquo;s rejected asylum claim and subsequent deportation order after a hearing in 2019 as evidence of proper due process.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EMMER: &ldquo;President Trump made it very clear, I&#8217;m going to get rid of the gang members, the murderers, the rapists, the terrorists. And this is part of that process in keeping that campaign promise. And I think they&#8217;re doing a good job at it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>BASH: &ldquo;There&#8217;s no evidence that was&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G9qPihAonS\">pic.twitter.com\/G9qPihAonS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/1913981693670588583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Actually, if you look at this, it&rsquo;s very interesting when people talk about the fact that this illegal alien, who is not a resident of the U.S., he is a citizen of El Salvador, actually did have due process in an asylum hearing, where his request for asylum was rejected,&rdquo; Emmer said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Trump administration, as part of the promise that they made during the campaign, President [Donald] Trump made it very clear, I&rsquo;m going to get rid of the gang members, the murderers, the rapists, the terrorists. And this is part of that process in keeping that campaign promise. And I think they&rsquo;re doing a good job at it,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Emmer reiterated his claim despite pushback from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/CNN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CNN<\/a>&lsquo;s Dana Bash.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&nbsp;think he was afforded that due process. In this case, an illegal alien was transported back to El Salvador. The administration initially thought it was a mistake, subsequently says it was not a mistake,&rdquo; Emmer said, while noting that the U.S. is limited in how it can facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota Republican later claimed media outlets were overblowing the Abrego Garcia case beyond the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cybertruck-detonates-in-fatal-explosion-outside-trump-hotel-being-investigated-as-potential-act-of-terrorism\/\" title=\"Cybertruck Detonates in Fatal Explosion Outside Trump Hotel, Being Investigated as Potential Act of Terrorism\">isolated incident&#038;rdquo<\/a>; he believes it is.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3385603\/van-hollen-abrego-garcia-ms13-gang-member\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"VAN HOLLEN SKIRTS QUESTION AS TO WHETHER ABREGO GARCIA IS MS-13 MEMBER\">VAN HOLLEN SKIRTS QUESTION AS TO WHETHER ABREGO GARCIA IS MS-13 MEMBER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You want to make it about a much bigger thing. This is isolated incidents like the order that was issued after midnight this morning saying that they&rsquo;re going to delay some deportations so that the lower court process can continue. These will happen on a case-by-case basis,&rdquo; Emmer said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And, again, the administration is absolutely following the law. I see nothing that they have done that&rsquo;s illegal. Certainly, judges may disagree here and there, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Court<\/a> has been pretty good about supporting what this administration is doing legally,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2099925\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2099925\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmer defends due process for deported Abrego Garcia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2425506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tom-emmer-house-april-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[53291,36844,20628],"class_list":["post-2425505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-abrego-garcia","tag-due-process","tag-emmer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tom-emmer-house-april-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2425505"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425509,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425505\/revisions\/2425509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}