The 24-year-old daughter of Minnesota Democrat governor and failed vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz released a TikTok video in which she claimed that if Jesus Christ were alive today, the Trump administration would deport him and claim he was part of a deadly gang.
Walz seemingly indicated a reference to El Salvador immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 29, who was deported to El Salvador and is suspected of being a member of the violent MS-13 gang. According to the Department of Homeland Security, “Two judges found that he was a member of MS-13. That finding has not been disturbed. Intelligence reports found that he was involved in human trafficking. 6. He is an illegal alien from El Salvador. He claimed fear of being returned to El Salvador because he would be persecuted by MS-13’s rival gang, Barrio-18. Jennifer Vasquez, Garcia’s wife, petitioned for an order of protection against him. She claimed he punched her, scratched her, and ripped off her shirt, and bruised her.”
A controversy has arisen as to whether Garcia received due process of law before he was deported; on Sunday, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) contended with CNN anchor Dana Bash as to whether that was indeed the case.
“If Jesus were alive today and in the United States, this administration would already have taken him and removed him from this country without due process, claimed he was a member of the MS-13 gang as a way to try to justify not giving him due process, as if there is any justifiable reason to not giving somebody due process,” Walz declared.
“Some people don’t want to talk about that,” she continued. “It truly is baffling how clear and laid out everything is and there is (sic) still people standing by it. I believe in the good of people, and like, humanity, humans, you know, deep down at our core, like, we care about each other. But that’s really being tested, because how anyone is okay with this is terrifying to me. But yeah, if you look like me, speak up, speak out, because we might be the only ones safe from what’s coming and some of the only people that are able to stop it.”
Tim Walz’s daughter appears to compare alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Jesus, says Trump would have deported Jesus for being a gang member.
I see the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
“I believe in the good of people and like humanity, humans you know deep… pic.twitter.com/zxjXJmlwFb
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 19, 2025
“One of the largest and most violent criminal organizations in the United States is MS-13, which has over 10,000 members in as many as 40 states,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement states. “The gang is known for its extreme violence, including its brutal initiation rituals and acts of intimidation and retaliation against rival gangs, law enforcement officials and community members.”
