Cecilia Abrego

Cecilia Abrego is the mother of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man whose deportation from the United States has sparked significant political debate regarding immigration policies. She ran a family business, a pupusería, in El Salvador, where she worked tirelessly to provide for her children amid escalating gang violence and extortion threats. Her experiences as a mother navigating the dangers posed by gangs ultimately led her to send her son to the U.S. in search of a safer life.