Maryland Republican Rep. Andy Harris is not happy with how some media outlets have reported on a Beltsville man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
Garcia, who says he was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, said his client has never been convicted of any crime.
The Trump administration has maintained that the Maryland father deported to El Salvador last month was a member of the international criminal gang MS-13
Two alleged La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, gang members in Maryland were indicted for murder, according to the Department of Justice DOJ.
The White House admits a "clerical error" was to blame for mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison.
The White House on Tuesday said the Maryland father deported to El Salvador’s mega-prison was an MS-13 leader who will not be returning to the U.S., despite the Trump administration conceding in a prior court filing that he was mistakenly flown to the facility housing some of Latin America’s most notorious gang members.
The “administrative error” that caused a Maryland man’s deportation to a notorious prison in El Salvador has prompted backlash in Congress and beyond.