President Donald Trump repeatedly clashed with ABC News’ Terry Moran about whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia had MS13 tattooed on his knuckles. He doesn't.

The deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia has turned into a flash point in the immigration debate for the United States. The U.S. government deported the father to El Salvador. He spent weeks at the notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) megaprison.

During an April 29, 2025, interview with ABC News, U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly referenced a rumor that Kilmar Abrego Garcia — a Maryland man who immigrated to the U.S. illegally from El Salvador in 2012 and was deported in March 2025 — had the gang name "MS-13" tattooed on his knuckles,