A Maryland mother of three is fighting for answers after her husband vanished without warning. He was last seen in the custody of U.S. immigration agents.
Jennifer Vasquez, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, publicly addressed her husband’s disappearance during a press briefing before a court hearing.
Her statement comes more than a month after Garcia was allegedly detained and deported by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), despite existing protections.
According to the Defendants’ Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, Garcia was stopped by ICE officers on March 12, 2025.
The officers informed him that his immigration status had changed. After being detained, he was questioned about gang affiliations and transferred to a detention center in Texas.
Legal filings state that Garcia was told he would be removed to El Salvador and held at the CECOT prison. Despite being under protection from removal to El Salvador, he was deported on March 15 due to what was described as an “administrative error.”
One day later, on March 16, a news article published a photo of individuals arriving at CECOT. In the image, Vasquez identified one of the detainees as her husband. She recognized him based on visible tattoos and scars on his head.
Standing before reporters, the heartbroken woman introduced herself by saying, “My name is Jennifer. I am Kilmar’s wife. He is a father, a son, a brother, and a proud member of CASA and Smart Union member who has dedicated himself to make our family’s American dream [a] reality.”
She continued, “That dream was shattered on March 12 when he was abducted and disappeared by the United States government in front of our 5-year-old child [sic].”
She added, “Today is 34 days of after his disappearance and I stand before you filled with spirit that refuses to bring down [sic].”
Vasquez ended her emotional statement with a plea, “I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn’t forgotten about you. Our children are asking when would you come home. And I pray for the day I tell them the time and date that you’ll return… our children miss their dad so much.”
