Rally for Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Faith Leaders, Advocates Demand Justice

Rally for Kilmar Abrego Garcia

• 🗣️ The rally, organized by CASA, faith leaders, and immigration justice advocates, centers on the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a CASA member and union worker.
• 💔 Kilmar was allegedly abducted by ICE on March 12th and deported to El Salvador on March 15th, despite a court order stating he should not be sent there.
• ⚖️ Government attorneys admitted in court that Kilmar should never have been deported, and the government has refused to bring him back without explanation.

Allegations of Calculated Operation

• 🚨 The deportation is described as part of a calculated operation to turn hundreds of people over to be tortured and left for dead in El Salvador.
• 🎯 This action is seen as a miscalculation by authorities, who underestimated the solidarity and response of the people.
• ✊ Organizers emphasize that the community's empathy, anger, and solidarity will not be forgotten, and they will not turn their backs on Kilmar or his family.

Demands for Justice and Accountability

• ✊ Kilmar's return to US soil is attributed to the power of collective action and the persistent fight for justice.
• 📢 Speakers vow to raise their voices louder and fight harder for justice for Kilmar and others in similar situations.
• 🏛️ Demands include the release of Kilmar back to his home in Maryland, accountability for the government's actions, and an end to the assault on immigrant communities.

Interfaith and Union Solidarity

• 🙏 Faith leaders invoke Jewish and Christian traditions, highlighting the value of saving one life and extending solidarity to thousands facing similar injustices.
• 🤝 Union representatives, including the Baltimore DC Metro Building Trades Council and the Metropolitan Washington Council of the AFL CIO, express unwavering support, stating "an injury to one is an injury to all."
• ✊ The fight for immigrant rights is explicitly linked to the fight for workers' rights, emphasizing that Kilmar is "one of us."

Call for Due Process and Human Dignity

• 🇺🇸 Elected officials, including Delegate Ashanti Martinez, emphasize that Kilmar is a Maryland man, not a threat, and deserves due process.
• ⚖️ The rally calls for an end to the terror and unlawful actions by ICE, asserting that America has rules and processes that must be upheld.
• 🕊️ The gathering concludes with a commitment to continue fighting both inside and outside the courtroom for Kilmar's freedom and justice.