How a Chicago Bulls Hat Led to a Maryland Dad's Mistaken Deportation
How a Chicago Bulls Hat Led to a Maryland Dad’s Mistaken Deportation In a jaw-dropping twist of fate, Kilmar Abrego Garcia—a 29-year-old father of three—found himself shipped off to a prison in El Salvador due to a clothing item believed to be indicative of gang affiliation. The item in question? A simple Chicago Bulls hat. An Administrative Error Garcia, who has lived in Maryland since 2011 and holds protected legal status, was arrested back in 2019 under the assumption that he was a member of the infamous MS-13 gang....