Illegal alien and suspected MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia was a member of a far-left organization that raked in cash from the Biden administration as it advocated for illegal aliens.

Abrego Garcia, infamously and erroneously dubbed a “Maryland man” by Democrat politicians after he was deported to his home country of El Salvador, was a member of a leftwing organization called CASA, which lobbies on behalf of illegal aliens and is now advocating for the Salvadoran national to be shielded from deportation.

The group called to abolish ICE and runs campaigns to prevent local law enforcement agents from collaborating with federal immigration enforcement, all while the Biden administration pledged more than $5 million to the organization. It also openly identified Abrego Garcia, a suspected MS-13 human smuggler, as a member of the organization.

“CASA is outraged that ICE deported CASA member Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia in violation of a court order and at grave personal danger,” the organization wrote in a statement.

Now, CASA falsely claims that “the Trump administration disappeared Kilmar Abrego Garcia.” The leftwing organization identified the suspected MS-13 gang member and human smuggler as one of its members in an April statement condemning his deportation, and has remained involved in the case, with CASA representatives appearing to flank his wife at a recent press conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

CASA, to which the Biden administration awarded millions of taxpayer dollars, has offices across the mid-Atlantic region, including in Maryland, where Abrego Garcia resided prior to his deportation. Included in the more than $5 million awarded to CASA by the federal government since 2022 was a $250,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security to fund “innovations in citizenship preparation.”

The group has multiple membership tiers, including one that allows members to access a range of services, including legal deportation defense, vocational training, and citizenship application assistance. Each of the three membership tiers requires members to pay a monthly or annual fee. It is not apparent what membership tier Abrego Garcia belonged to, nor whether he sought out services from the leftwing organization.

CASA did not respond to a Daily Wire inquiry concerning Abrego Garcia’s membership.

In addition to offering support services to illegal aliens, CASA also pushes an extreme ideological agenda. The far-left organization calls for ICE to be abolished, calling it a “rogue agency” that has “caused immense harm to our communities.”

The organization notes that it is currently working to pass legislation in Maryland that would prevent local law enforcement agencies from working with ICE to identify and apprehend illegal aliens. The group is also advocating for legislation that would prevent ICE from obtaining identifying information from Maryland’s state and local agencies, shielding illegal aliens from being identified by federal immigration enforcement agents.

The group’s sister organization, called CASA in Action, advocates for specific policies and endorses candidates who encourage “greater engagement of Latinos and voters of color in elections.”

“By mobilizing Black, Latine, Afro-descendent, Indigenous, and Immigrant voters, CASA in Action … play[s] a powerful role in electing progressive change leaders,” the group goes on to say.

Abrego Garcia was returned to the United States to stand trial for human smuggling charges, but is expected to be deported yet again before his trial concludes, this time to a willing “third country” instead of his home country of El Salvador.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is taking over NASA as interim administrator, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday.

Trump announced Duffy’s new role in a post on Truth Social. Who will lead the federal space agency has been an open question since the president pulled the nomination of his first pick, billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, last month.

“I am pleased to announce that I am directing our GREAT Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, to be Interim Administrator of NASA,” said Trump.

“Sean is doing a TREMENDOUS job in handling our Country’s Transportation Affairs, including creating a state-of-the-art Air Traffic Control systems, while at the same time rebuilding our roads and bridges, making them efficient, and beautiful, again,” he continued. “He will be a fantastic leader of the ever more important Space Agency, even if only for a short period of time. Congratulations, and thank you, Sean!”

The White House pulled Isaacman’s nomination on June 1. Isaacman, who is a private astronaut and has led missions to space, was pushed by Elon Musk to head the space agency before Musk and Trump’s relationship ruptured over the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” and other issues.

On Sunday, Trump said he decided to pull Isaacman’s nomination to lead the space agency after the president learned that Isaacman was “a blue blooded Democrat, who had never contributed to a Republican before.”

“I also thought it inappropriate that a very close friend of Elon, who was in the Space Business, run NASA, when NASA is such a big part of Elon’s corporate life,” said Trump in a post on Truth Social. “My Number One charge is to protect the American Public!”

Isaacman pushed back against Trump’s assertions in a post on X: “I have been relatively apolitical — a right-leaning moderate — and my political donations across both parties (though 10x more to Republicans) were disclosed in writing, with rationale, before my nomination was ever submitted to the Senate.”

Isaacman said of his and Musk’s relationship that the two men have only known each other “professionally, but having flown to space twice on SpaceX rockets, I have a firsthand appreciation for what he and his companies have accomplished.”

After Isaacman’s nomination was pulled, Musk responded in a post on X that “It is rare to find someone so competent and good-hearted.”