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

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,

President Donald Trump says he “could” bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador if he wanted to. But he insists the 29-year-old Salvadoran, who had been living in Maryland and is married to an American citizen, is a member of the violent MS-13 gang and the kind of person who should not be allowed to live in the United States.