During an April 29, 2025, interview with ABC News, U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly referenced a rumor that Kilmar ...

But several law enforcement officials and researchers who study the transnational gang say the tattoos on Abrego García’s left hand — a marijuana leaf, a smiley face, a cross and a skull ...

President Donald Trump defended the deportation of illegal immigrant and alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a fiery interview with ABC, pointing to a photo he shared on social ...

a skull, a smiley face and a marijuana leaf – are proof that the man they wrongly deported to El Salvador is a member of MS-13. But gang experts disagree, telling CNN that the tattoos alone are ...

John Colello, homicide chief for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, where MS-13 originated in the 1980s, said that a tattoo alone, without additional context, could not serve as ...

a skull, a smiley face and a marijuana leaf – are proof that the man they wrongly deported to El Salvador is a member of MS-13. But gang experts disagree, telling CNN that the tattoos alone are not ...

Rather, he had four tattoos on the fingers of his left hand—a marijuana leaf, a smiley face with X eyes, a cross, and a skull—that the government has controversially interpreted as evidence of ...

US president has insisted tattoos prove MS-13 ties, but experts and photos contradict the claim in Abrego Garcia’s case. US Senator Chris Van Hollen holds a news conference in San Salvador ...

has symbols tattooed on his knuckles that can be common among those without gang affiliations, including a marijuana leaf, skull, cross and a smiley face with X’s for eyes.