US EditionDHS Official Criticizes Abrego Garcia for TikToks While Agency Faces Gag Order
DHS claims Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s viral TikToks violate a gag order and undermine legal processes amid disputed deportation and MS-13 allegations against him.
- On December 27, 2025, Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Homeland Security , posted on X complaining that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was making viral TikTok posts while DHS is constrained by a gag order.
- Abrego Garcia's March deportation to El Salvador followed by his June return after an administrative error placed him in the Salvadoran Terrorism Confinement Center, with a federal judge setting a late January hearing.
- Defense attorneys point out that the government alleges Abrego Garcia is an `MS-13 gang member`, which he denies, and claim Chief Border Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino violated the local criminal rule by calling him an `MS-13 gang member` on national news.
- Abrego Garcia has no criminal record, yet efforts to justify his deportation persisted for months, while Tricia McLaughlin amplified a post calling him an `MS-13 terrorist`.
- Critics say the case illustrates broader prosecutorial discretion concerns, as Isabela Dias wrote earlier this month that the U.S. government uses discretion to normalize cruelty, while the government insists its actions protect Americans and deny political motives.
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DHS official criticizes Abrego Garcia for TikToks while agency faces gag order
The battle between the Department of Homeland Security and Kilmar Abrego Garcia rages on, dividing sides further. On Saturday, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin complained about Abrego Garcia "making TikToks” while her department is constrained by a gag order. McLaughlin views the government’s gag order as unfairly silencing officials, while Abrego Garcia is allowed to post on social media. "So we, at [DHS], are under gag order by an ac…
The Free Press (Tampa)
Kilmar Abrego Garcia Makes TikTok Videos As DHS Stays Silent Under Gag Order
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been creating TikTok videos while the Trump administration has been forced to keep quiet under a federal judge’s gag order. Abrego Garcia, one of the most high-profile illegal migrants living in the U.S., has taken to social media since his release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody earlier in December, according […] Kilmar Abrego Garcia Makes TikTok Videos As DHS Stays Silent Under Gag Order
Outrage Erupts as Released MS-13 Gang Member Kilmar Abrego Garcia Posts TikToks While DHS Remains Silenced by Activist Judge
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a documented MS-13 gang member and suspected human trafficker, is now freely posting videos on TikTok in the United States following his release from immigration detention by an activist judge.
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