New information pokes hole in Democrats' 'wrongly deported Maryland man' narrative



The El Salvadoran national accused of being a member of MS-13 and was deported back to the Central American country has been showered with support from Democrats for being a "wrongly deported Maryland man." New information about what he allegedly did while in the United States appears to bolster the reasons for his deportation.

While Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's family denies he is a gang member, court documents show his wife had previously asked for a protective order against him for alleged domestic violence.

'Van Hollen said he promised Vasquez he will do everything he can to bring Abrego Garcia home.'

As first reported by independent journalist Andy Ngo and then confirmed by Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin, Jennifer Vasquez petitioned a Maryland court for a domestic violence protective order against Abrego Garcia in 2021. Vasquez also filed and received a protective order in 2020. The public court documents do not provide details of the alleged domestic violence.

The protective orders are in stark contrast to what Vasquez now says about Abrego Garcia. In a GoFundMe for the family, Vasquez says, "Kilmar is an excellent father. He has always been there for our three children and all of their needs. ... Kilmar has been the main provider of our household and the love of my life for over seven years. Since our family has been separated, I have been devastated and confused."

Vasquez added Abrego Garcia's deportation has been an "unjust family separation."

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) traveled to El Salvador on Wednesday to advocate for the government to allow Abrego Garcia to be released back to the United States. In a video posted on X, Van Hollen said he promised Vasquez he will do everything he can to bring Abrego Garcia "home." Van Hollen also expressed hope he would be able to meet with high-level government officials, indicating El Salvador's government has not agreed to talk with him so far.

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El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele told reporters during his visit to the White House this week that Abrego Garcia will not be turned over to the United States. The Trump administration has also said if he ever is returned, he will simply be put back into federal custody because he does not have a legal basis to remain in the United States.

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Female accused of murdering her fire captain wife was jailed years before for killing husband — in eerily similar way



A California female is the primary suspect in the murder of her wife, who was a fire captain. The wanted woman reportedly served time in prison for the killing of her estranged husband years ago — and the manner of his death is eerily similar to the manner of the fire captain's death.

Yolanda Marodi is wanted by the San Diego County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Marshals Service's San Diego Fugitive Task Force for the alleged murder of 49-year-old Rebecca Marodi. Since being named a suspect, Yolanda Marodi has been on the run.

'Yolanda was very jealous ... and did not want to have Becky maintain the friendships she had for years with other women.'

The San Diego Sheriff's Office said in a statement on the X social media platform: "Have you seen 54-year-old Yolanda Marodi, also known as Yolanda Olejniczak? She is suspected of fatally stabbing her wife, 49-year-old Rebecca Marodi, at a home on Rancho Villa Road in Ramona on February 17."

Police said deputies found Rebecca inside her Ramona residence with multiple stab wounds.

"Lifesaving measures were administered by the deputies until Cal Fire paramedics arrived," the sheriff's office stated. "Despite their efforts, Marodi succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene."

Police are searching for Yolanda Marodi — who is approximately 5'2" tall, weighs about 166 pounds, and has brown eyes and brown hair. She has tattoos on her upper right and left arms.

Authorities said the suspect is believed to be driving a silver 2013 Chevrolet Equinox with California license plate 8BQJ420. Police noted that she likely is traveling with a small white dog.

The San Diego Sheriff's Office added that the suspect's whereabouts "are not known. Out of an abundance of caution, the Sheriff's Office has alerted authorities on both sides of the border about this suspect."

The San Diego Sheriff's Office said investigators are still determining the "motivation and circumstances" surrounding Rebecca Marodi's murder, but detectives are working "diligently to gather more information and establish a comprehensive understanding of the case."

Police said it's being treated as a "potential domestic violence incident."

Citing family, Lt. Mike Krugh of the San Diego County Sheriff's Office told People magazine that the couple had been married for about two years.

The victim's ex-wife, Lilia Phleger, said the couple had a "toxic relationship."

"You don't ever want somebody that you once cared for so much to suffer," Phleger said. "For this to happen to Becky, in our home, this was the home we lived in together. It's just unfathomable."

Phleger added that "Yolanda was very jealous ... and did not want to have Becky maintain the friendships she had for years with other women."

The Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department said, "We are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support during this difficult time as we mourn the loss of our beloved Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi."

"Her legacy of mentorship, service, and dedication will be felt for years to come," the statement read.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection stated, "It is with great sadness that Cal Fire reports the off-duty death of Fire Captain Rebecca 'Becky' Marodi. Captain Marodi served over 30 years with Cal Fire, primarily in Riverside County, but also serving time in San Bernardino and San Diego Counties. The tragic loss of Captain Marodi is mourned by her family, friends, and her Cal Fire family."

On Tuesday morning, Cal Fire crews honored the captain with a procession from Marodi's home to the San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office.

KFMB-TV reported that Yolanda Marodi is an ex-con who went to prison for the October 2000 stabbing death of her estranged husband in San Bernardino County.

In that case, Yolanda Marodi allegedly attempted to flee from authorities with her two young children before turning herself in to police. In January 2004, she pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of her first spouse and was sentenced to 11 years in prison.

In October 2006, Yolanda Marodi pleaded guilty to felony drug possession in prison — which added 37 months to her sentence.

Yolanda Marodi was released from prison in December 2015.

Anyone with information regarding the case is urged to contact the homicide unit for the San Diego Sheriff's Office at (858) 285-6330 or after hours at (858) 868-3200. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.

You can watch a KFMB-TV report on the incident here.

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Is Blake Lively a mean girl, or was she set up? Justin Baldoni drama explained



Actress Blake Lively has filed a lawsuit against “It Ends with Us” director, Justin Baldoni, which alleges that Baldoni sexually harassed Lively and had his PR team orchestrate a smear campaign against her.

Baldoni has denied any wrongdoing and has filed a $250 million lawsuit of his own, not against Blake Lively, but against the New York Times for its reporting on the allegations. His lawyer, Brian Freedman, has threatened to file a lawsuit against Lively.

Both parties are accusing the other of orchestrating smear campaigns to destroy the other’s career and reputation.

“Blake Lively, a few months ago, started having videos of her past interviews going around,” Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable” comments. “She didn’t post them herself, but other people, I don’t know, anonymous X users, TikTok users, started posting these old interviews of Blake Lively where she comes across as very bratty.”

“Is this orchestrated?” Stuckey asks. “I’m not saying that it was, but I have heard more negative things about Blake Lively in the past few months than I had ever heard before.”


Internet sleuths have pointed out that Lively and Baldoni not only do not follow each other on social media, but much of the “It Ends with Us” cast follows Lively and not Baldoni. The original author of the book the film was based on, Colleen Hoover, no longer follows Baldoni, and Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, blocked Baldoni on social media months before the film’s release.

Despite the clear issues between Baldoni and Lively, some fans have also gone after Lively for her “tone deaf” marketing of her own projects while promoting the film.

In “It Ends with Us,” Lively’s character, Lily Bloom, owns a flower shop. At one event, Lively promoted her cocktail company, Betty Blooms. Since the film was a commentary on domestic violence, fans found this out of touch.

“People just thought that was a strange marketing gimmick given the gravity of the subject of the movie. I don’t know. I’m not really sure about that. I’m not sure whether or not that is tone deaf, maybe so,” Stuckey comments.

“Of course domestic violence is serious, but that’s kind of Colleen Hoover’s thing. She writes about some serious subjects but in a way that is very romantic, in a way that is kind of light-hearted and very easy readism. So I’m not totally sure if Blake Lively is at fault for something like this,” she adds.

However, some fans did point out that promoting cocktails through her new film is worse than tone deaf, as domestic abusers are often emboldened by alcohol.

“That’s true, that’s fair,” Stuckey says.

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'It Ends with Us' offers unflinching look at domestic violence



I read “It Ends with Us” based on the recommendation of my college roommate. At the time, Colleen Hoover's tale of domestic abuse and intergenerational trauma was at the peak of its popularity, and you couldn't walk into a Barnes and Noble without seeing it at the front of the store’s prominent Colleen Hoover section.

I found the writing lackluster, to say the least. But I’m a harsh judge, as I grew up exclusively reading British and American classic literature. So naturally, I had to read the sequel. I’m just a girl, after all.

Unflinchingly honest yet hopeful, 'It Ends with Us' has the potential to make a difference in the lives of viewers struggling to free themselves and their children from similar cycles of abuse.

Director Justin Baldoni's adaptation was troubled from the get-go. Early glimpses of Blake Lively as the book's protagonist dismayed women — myself among them — who could not reconcile Lively's wardrobe with how they envisioned Lily Bloom.

Delays caused by the writers' strike and rumors of tension among cast members added to the offscreen drama.

The film's marketing was also confusing, as Baldoni (who also plays Lily's love interest/tormentor, neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid) and Lively often seemed to be promoting two very different films.

Baldoni, who kept noticeably separate from the rest of the cast during the press tour, spoke about the importance about raising awareness on the topic of domestic abuse.

In stark contrast, Lively brushed off such serious questions, choosing instead to plug her hair-care line and to brag about wearing Britney Spears’ Versace dress on the red carpet. If Lively’s promotion was the only exposure you had to the story, you would be forgiven for thinking that it was a romantic comedy.

Now that "It Ends with Us" is finally in theaters, however, those intending to see it should be warned. Whatever flaws the movie may have, it is excruciatingly faithful to the book's graphic depictions of domestic violence.

Hoover is intimately familiar with such violence; she based the novel on her childhood memories of watching her father abuse her mother. This also inspired her to tell the story from a woman's perspective, a perspective Baldoni's adaptation retains.

In stark contrast to the “Fifty Shades of Gray” culture of the last decade, “It Ends with Us” does not find any titillation in abuse. “The intention was to not glorify [domestic violence] in any way,” Baldoni said. Instead, it paints a complex picture of the harsh reality many women face. “Why did she stay?” becomes less black and white. The truth is never that simple.

Like the book, the movie begins with a stereotypical, yet convincing, romance between Lily and Ryle. Bad boy meets good girl. Bad boy falls for good girl. Bad boy reforms for good girl, until you realize that he didn’t.

For Baldoni, it was crucial that the audience see his character through Lily's eyes. "This movie hinges on this relationship working and there being real love, and real romance, and real passion there. 'Cause that is what happens in real life," Baldoni told Access Hollywood, adding that:

I wanted the film to reflect Lily’s emotional journey, to be in her mind in a way that an audience can understand the complexity, and the challenge, and the situation that she was in to choose something better for herself than maybe what was chosen for her. And the only way to do that was to make Ryle a human and to protect Lily in that way.

This emotional ambiguity makes the eventual violence Lily suffers all the more horrific. I’ll spare you the details — they’re so gory it’s hard to repeat. Suffice it to say that tears were shed over the brutalization depicted.

Other elements of the film were far less effective. In particular, the pivotal moment in which Lively and Baldoni's characters first meet. Lively's husband, Ryan Reynolds, apparently rewrote this scene without consulting screenwriter Christy Hall.

As much as I love Reynolds, it pains me to say that his contribution stands out — and not in a good way. The dialogue is disjointed and clunky, and the banter that was supposed to have been flirtatious is just ... strange. It's truly unfortunate.

That aside, Baldoni approaches this sensitive subject with obvious care. The film's delicate cinematography and tasteful, PG-13 love scenes keep the focus on Lily's fight to break free from her abuser.

Unflinchingly honest yet hopeful, “It Ends with Us" has the potential to make a difference in the lives of viewers struggling to free themselves and their children from similar cycles of abuse.

"It Ends with Us" has partnered with the No More foundation to raise awareness about domestic violence. If you or someone you know is dealing with domestic violence, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-(800)-799-SAFE.

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Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller turns himself in for alleged assault on pregnant girlfriend – who now denies attack



Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller turned himself in to authorities in a suburb of Dallas, Texas. Miller is accused of assaulting his pregnant girlfriend.

Von Miller turned himself in to the Glenn Heights Police Department at 3 p.m. on Thursday, according to KDFW. He was then transported to the DeSoto Police Department jail to be processed. Miller posted a $5,000 bond and was released from custody. He reportedly had an outstanding warrant from the Dallas Police Department on accusations of domestic violence.

Miller was charged with third-degree felony assault of a pregnant woman – which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dallas police responded to what the department described as "a major disturbance call."

WFAA obtained a recording of the 911 call the girlfriend made.

"My boyfriend is choking and hitting me ... I have bruises all over me," the woman is heard saying.

Miller and his pregnant girlfriend reportedly engaged in a verbal argument that escalated into a physical assault.

The argument stemmed from a disagreement about upcoming travel plans at around 10:40 a.m., according to court documents. The affidavit said the woman stormed out of the main bedroom of the couple's apartment, then went to the home office and slammed the door, which made Miller “visibly angry.”

Miller allegedly ordered his girlfriend to "get out." The woman then attempted to retrieve some of her belongings, but while she was doing so, Miller pushed her, according to the affidavit.

The woman repeatedly yelled, “Stop, I’m pregnant!”

The Dallas Morning News reported, "Miller continued to push the woman as he stepped on her feet, which caused her to fall back into a chair, the affidavit says. He then put a hand on her neck and applied pressure for 3 to 5 seconds, according to the affidavit, which police say caused pain but not difficulty breathing. As she continued to try to gather her belongings, Miller grabbed her phone, threw her laptop on the floor and stomped on it, the affidavit says."

Court docs said the woman attempted to pick up her laptop from the floor and Miller yanked her hair, removing a chunk of her hair in the process.

The alleged victim took out her cell phone and reportedly began recording the situation.

Miller grabbed his girlfriend and pushed her onto the couch, the affidavit read. He then reportedly wrapped both hands around her neck and applied pressure.

The woman allegedly said she was calling the police, which prompted Miller to leave the apartment before officers arrived.

When police arrived at the apartment, they said the pregnant woman had “minor abrasions” on her left hand as well as bruising on her abdomen, left bicep, and neck that was "consistent with applied pressure."

The woman showed police a cell phone video in which Miller could be heard screaming at her and demanding that she leave the apartment, according to the affidavit. She also provided police with a photo of a positive pregnancy test and text messages with Miller discussing the possible due date of the child.

The victim was treated for minor injuries and transported to a local hospital, according to police.

WFAA contacted the alleged victim, but she denied that the assault happened

"We’re fine," she told the outlet. "Things were blown way out of context. This is actually outrageous!"

She described the altercation as "a huge misunderstanding" and "a verbal disagreement."

"No one assaulted anyone," she added. "This is insane. And sad."

The woman and Miller have been in a relationship for seven years and have two children together, ESPN reported. The victim told police that she is six weeks pregnant.

The Buffalo Bills said in a statement on Thursday, "This morning, we were made aware of an incident involving Von Miller. We are in the process of gathering more information and will have no further comment at this point."

The NFL said, "We are aware of the matter and have been in contact with the club. We have no further comment at this time."

The Bills have a bye and will not play a game this week.

Miller has appeared in eight of the Bills' 12 games this NFL season. He previously played for the Los Angeles Rams in 2021 and the Denver Broncos from 2011 to 2021.

Miller notched three first-team All-Pro selections while in Denver. He is a two-time Super Bowl champion and former Super Bowl MVP.

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