Bondi Says Deported El Salvador Man Not Coming Back

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged member of MS-13 and an illegal immigrant deported to El Salvador, will not be coming back to the United States, Bondi says.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington on April 16, 2025. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo

Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Wednesday that deported Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia will not be returning to the United States.

“He is not coming back to our country. President Bukele said he was not sending him back. That’s the end of the story,” Bondi told reporters at an April 16 press conference in Washington, referring to remarks made earlier this week by El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, who rejected the idea of returning him.