Kilmar Abrego Garcia has become a symbol of the pitfalls of immigration enforcement

By Ximena Bustillo

Published February 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM CST

Immigration attorneys and advocates see Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case as a symbol of the bigger travails of mass deportation.

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Ximena Bustillo

Ximena Bustillo is a multi-platform reporter at NPR covering politics out of the White House and Congress on air and in print.