The SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD) stands in unwavering solidarity with Brother Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He is a first-year apprentice of SMART Local 100, who was mistakenly deported by the U.S. Government, then imprisoned in El Salvador without due process or opportunity for appeal. If this can happen to Garcia, it can happen to anyone.
If you are able and willing, please donate to support Brother Abrego Garcia’s wife and three small children. Please follow this link to a verified GoFundMe Account.
►Fundraiser for Jennifer Vasquez Sura by National Day Laborer Organizing Network : Aid for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s Family
Kilmar fled El Salvador after enduring threats and extortion from the violent Barrio 18 gang. These threats were so severe that a U.S. immigration judge granted him legal protection in 2019. Despite this protection, Brother Abrego Garcia was unlawfully detained and forcibly deported by ICE agents on March 12, 2025, while driving home from work with his son. He was delivered into the hands of the very gang he fled. He is said to be imprisoned in El Salvador’s CECOT prison, infamous for inhumane conditions and gang violence.
The United States Government has no legal authority to snatch a person who is lawfully present in the United States off the street and remove him from the country without due process. The Government’s contention otherwise, and its argument that the federal courts are powerless to intervene, are unconscionable.
This egregious violation of our brother’s rights has been acknowledged by federal courts and even the U.S. government, which admits his removal was an “administrative error.” However, Kilmar remains in custody overseas, and the federal government has failed to take action to bring him home, even contesting a court order to do so.
Brother Kilmar and his family need the support of his Union family during this critical time. His wife, Jennifer, and their young children need financial support and help in the legal fight for Kilmar’s return.
Let us honor the fundamental principles of our union: solidarity, justice, and standing up for our own. We urge you to consider donating and sharing Kilmar’s story to help bring this brother home.
Support Kilmar. Support justice. Stand with SMART Local 100.
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