Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego García, a Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador, was moved to a safe house with her children due to safety concerns after the Department of Homeland Security posted a court document online that exposed her family's home address to its 2.4 million followers.
"I don't feel safe when the government posts my address, the house where my family lives, for everyone to see, especially when this case has gone viral and people have all sorts of opinions," Vasquez Sura told the Washington Post. "So, this is definitely a bit terrifying. I'm scared for my kids."
The couple's three children, including two with autism, now live in hiding with their mother as the case surrounding Abrego García has become a politically charged symbol of the Trump administration's immigration policies.
Public attacks by the Trump administration and taunts by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele have stirred strong opinions in the public conversation, with some accusing the Trump administration of violating Abrego García's right to "due process" and others suggesting he should stay imprisoned in El Salvador over the government's claim that he is a gang member.
Abrego García was deported to a Salvadoran prison having legal protections in place after a judge deemed his fear of persecution in that same country credible. His deportation stems from a gang affiliation report from the Maryland police database, which his lawyers argue is flawed.
The situation escalated further when DHS posted a past domestic violence petition online—one that Vasquez Sura had filed and abandoned. While acknowledging the relationship's past struggles, she emphasized Abrego García's dedication to their family and his transformation since prior hardships, including a severe depression following detention by ICE.
"Look, Kilmar is not perfect — nobody is," she said. "Day by day, you grow. Every day, you learn. And he was trying his best for me, for our kids, for our future."
Most recently, the Trump administration accused Abrego García of human trafficking. In a DHS statement, spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said Garcia "is a MS-13 gang member, illegal alien from El Salvador, and suspected human trafficker." McLaughlin cited a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee where Garcia was found driving eight passengers from Texas to Maryland without luggage and with all occupants claiming the same home address.
"The facts speak for themselves, and they reek of human trafficking," McLaughlin said in the statement, adding that "the media's sympathetic narrative about this criminal illegal gang member has completely fallen apart. We hear far too much about the gang members and criminals' false sob stories and not enough about their victims."
Abrego Garcia has never been charged with or convicted of any crime in the United States, as NBC News recalls.
"The government's 'evidence' was thin, to say the least," argued Judge Stephanie Thacker of the 4th Circuit Court in early April when tending to an appeal by the Trump administration, pointing to the fact that it was based on him "wearing a Chicago Bulls hat and hoodie" and a "vague and uncorroborated allegation from a confidential informant claiming he belonged to MS-13's Western clique in New York — a place he has never lived."
Meanwhile, Vasquez Sura has become her husband's most vocal advocate, balancing motherhood, safety concerns, and a high-profile legal case. Despite online harassment and government actions that jeopardized her family's safety, she remains determined to fight for her husband's return, holding on to her faith for strength.
"If God threw me in this, I know he's going to take me out of it. So this is God's battle. And I'm going to fight it — for Kilmar and for everyone."
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