The case of Kilmar Abrego-Garcia just keeps getting worse for Democrats, who have made the deported El Salvadorian illegal immigrant the face of their anti-Trump movement. Claims about due process have overwhelmed the news cycle for a month, with numerous court decisions handed down by judges angry that Abrego-Garcia can't be magically brought back from the country he's a citizen of. 

This latest revelation revolves around something that happened in Tennessee, though. As Redstate reported, Abrego-Garcia was pulled over in the state on suspicion of human trafficking in 2022. Highway patrol officers found eight other people in the car, which was registered to a convicted human smuggler. They also found $1400 in cash, which was suspected to be payment for the run. The then-Biden-led ICE never showed up to detain Abrego-Garcia on what would have presumably been federal charges, and he was released. 

SEE: Bodycam Footage of Abrego-Garcia's Suspected Human Trafficking Stop

Now, the convicted human smuggler has not only been revealed, but he's cooperating with the Trump administration's Department of Justice. As part of a "limited immunity" deal, Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes has confirmed that he did hire Abrego-Garcia to traffic illegal immigrants.

The outlet, citing sources familiar with the interview, reported that Hernandez Reyes “recently spoke” with attorneys who asked questions about his connections to Abrego Garcia.

Hernandez Reyes reportedly told the DOJ officials that he met Abrego Garcia in 2015, just three years after the latter man reportedly admitted to illegally entering the United States.

After they met in 2015, the prisoner reportedly admitted to DOJ officials that he paid Abrego Garcia to transport illegal immigrants from Texas to various destinations throughout the United States.

According to the Tennessee Star, Hernandez Reyes was charging $350 a person to transport illegal immigrants to various parts of the United States. Abrego-Garcia was then paid a cut of that to be the driver. The two men allegedly met in 2015 and had been working together for many years. 

In other words, Abrego-Garcia was never just a "Maryland Dad," as Democrats and their press allies repeatedly claimed to try to sanitize his background. He was allegedly a literal human trafficker, not only helping facilitate the violation of U.S. law but then profiting off it. We are so far down the rabbit hole that the original narrative the Democrats spun can't even be seen anymore. 

The presence of a limited immunity deal for Hernandez Reyes signals that the DOJ is likely looking for other ways to deal with Abrego-Garcia if he ever does return to the United States. That would presumably include criminal charges for human trafficking. Given the evidence at hand, which includes body cam footage, the case would likely be strong. El Salvador doesn't appear to be interested in letting him go, though, and why would they? As President Nayib Bukele quipped, what's he supposed to do? "Smuggle" Abrego-Garcia back across the border?

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