disturbing series of events surrounding Kilmar Abrego Garcia—a man with confirmed ties to the violent MS-13 gang—has reignited outrage across the nation after the release of a second protective order detailing years of abuse, death threats, and brazen lawlessness. What’s more appalling is how long it took for the justice system to act while Garcia roamed free, terrorizing his wife and children.
“I Could Get Away With Murder”
According to chilling court documents obtained by Fox News, Garcia once told his wife he could “get away with murder” if he killed her. That’s not hyperbole—it’s a direct quote recorded and submitted as evidence by the woman who lived in constant fear.
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, Garcia’s wife, initially filed a protective order against him in August 2020. She described horrifying incidents of physical violence, psychological terror, and threats of murder. Even more haunting, an audio recording captured Garcia bragging that “even if he kills [her], nobody can do anything to him.”
Despite this damning evidence, Garcia remained free.
Years of Terror: Documented Abuse and Domestic Hell
In a handwritten plea, Vasquez Sura recounted an August 3, 2020, nightmare that reads like the script of a horror film:
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Garcia seized her phone at 1 a.m., tried to steal her car, and then locked their crying children in a room.
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He shut off the stove as she cooked, physically attacked her, and broke her phone in front of police when they arrived.
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Her account described being slapped, kicked, pushed, and threatened over and over again.
She was not a woman crying wolf—she had photos of bruises, broken property, and an entire history of violence. Here’s a timeline of Garcia’s documented abuse:
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Nov 2019: Grabbed her by the hair inside a car.
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Dec 2019: Dragged her out of a vehicle by her hair.
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Jan 2020: Smashed a child’s tablet, destroyed doors.
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Mar 2020: Shoved her violently into a wall.
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May 2020: Hit her, broke her phone, shattered a TV, and punched holes in the wall.
Still, he wasn’t deported. He was released.
The Courts Knew — And Did Nothing
In 2021, Vasquez Sura filed another protective order, this time armed with video evidence. A final order was issued in June 2021, yet Garcia’s freedom was undisturbed.
Shockingly, court records also revealed that she had married Garcia in 2019 while he was in custody, through a glass partition. The signs were there, and authorities ignored them—repeatedly.
Even a 2018 emergency custody petition by Edwin Trejo Ramos warned of Sura’s involvement with a gang member—believed to be Garcia—and her mental instability. That petition was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds.
A Gang Member in Our Midst
In 2022, Garcia was pulled over by Tennessee Highway Patrol. Inside his vehicle: seven suspected human trafficking victims. The vehicle was registered to convicted smuggler Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes.
Court documents reveal that Garcia’s MS-13 gang affiliation had been known since at least 2019, when an immigration judge denied him bond. He later received “withholding of removal,” allowing him to legally remain in the U.S. despite credible fears of gang retribution if deported.
He used that loophole to continue living—and abusing—in America.
A Terrorist by Law, But Free for Years
In 2025, MS-13 was officially designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Garcia, already accused of domestic terrorism by proxy, was now legally defined as a terrorist. That designation finally forced the government’s hand.
On March 15, 2025, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador.
Why did it take six years of documented violence, repeated protective orders, human trafficking suspicions, and a terrorist designation to remove one man who openly admitted he could kill with impunity?
The Price of Bureaucratic Apathy
This case isn’t just a story of domestic abuse—it’s a story of government indifference, immigration failure, and systemic betrayal. Despite the pleas of a battered mother, law enforcement, the courts, and immigration authorities allowed a violent MS-13 member to operate freely for years.
The lesson is as clear as it is enraging: unless America confronts its broken immigration enforcement and judicial failures, more families will be left to suffer while predators like Kilmar Abrego Garcia hide in plain sight—until it’s too late.
