The Department of Homeland Security lashed out at Democrats who have condemned ICE's decision to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia and deport him to Uganda, after calling him, without evidence, a member of the MS-13 gang, a human trafficker, and a criminal undocumented immigrant from El Salvador.

The federal government said it would deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he rejected a plea deal, according to court documents.

Federal prosecutors on Thursday offered Abrego Garcia the option of “living freely” with refugee or resident status in Costa Rica after serving a prison sentence on federal human trafficking charges in exchange for a guilty plea, which did not happen.

Thus, after Kilmar Abrego Garcia appeared on Monday morning for a follow-up appointment at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Baltimore, Maryland, he was detained and transferred to a processing center for federal immigration violations.

However, the Department of Homeland Security used the case to criticize what it called “desperate politicians who are taking to social media to condemn the Trump administration's arrest of this gang member, illegal immigrant, criminal, and threat to public safety, have said nothing about Americans who are victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.”

"Kilmar Abrego Garcia is not and will not be a citizen of Maryland; he is an undocumented criminal from El Salvador and a threat to public safety," a senior DHS official said in a statement.

"It is absurd that Democratic politicians choose to glorify and support an MS-13 gang member over the safety of American citizens. President Trump and Secretary Noem will not allow this undocumented individual to continue terrorizing American citizens," he refuted.

Among the Democrats that DHS attempted to expose are Senators Chris Van Holler and Elizabeth Warren, as well as House members Jasmine Crockett, Linda Sanchez, and Glenn Ivey.