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Wikipedia says he illegally immigrated.
Summarizing the relevant info from the sources you cited:
Wikipedia cites AP, and AP reports he indeed immigrated illegally in 2011 to escape gang violence, but doesn't give more details. (It could be an illegal border crossing or overstaying a visa, maybe another source mentions how.) Whatever the process, his brother went through it as well a few years ago and is now a citizen. That's who Garcia went to when initially arriving to the US. What cons don't mention is that, despite all this, a judge granted him protection from being deported all the way back in 2019. He's also married to a US citizen.
My 2c:
Keep speaking up against this and similar injustices, and don't let them get away with setting the narrative!
This "illegals" hysteria will never go away until we loudly reject the idea that people deserve punishment for being undocumented, or that being undocumented makes you "illegal" / part of an invasion or "great replacement" plot / less deserving of rights such as due process / deserving of deportation in particular as punishment. Remember that being undocumented is a civil offense, like a speeding ticket. Ironically, you speeding is more dangerous to society than you being undocumented.
Don't get bogged down on the details. Hammer them on the hard points. Whether or not he illegally immigrated doesn't make their actions any less atrocious — they know this, otherwise they wouldn't have to lie so much about it. Keep the pressure if you want to right this wrong. The more their abuses come to light and are fought publicly for all to see, the more people will realize how disgusting the "illegals" framing really is and how it's all just a modern witch hunt.
Ok bud
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_of_Kilmar_Abrego_Garcia