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On the recordApril 29, 2025
[Abrego Garcia] is not under our control. He is an El Salvador citizen. He is home there in his country.
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Kristi Noem
Republican · South Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Noem explains the administration's stance on the deported individual’s citizenship.

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