Chicago Bulls Hat Now Grounds for Deportation—U.S. Gov Says It's Gang Couture

Chicago Bulls Hat Now Grounds for Deportation—U.S. Gov Says It's Gang Couture

The U.S. government just entered its “accessorizing equals affiliation” era.

This week, the Department of Homeland Security argued in immigration court that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a full-fledged member of MS-13. The evidence? He was standing in a Home Depot parking lot, wearing a Chicago Bulls hat and a hoodie with dollar signs over the faces of presidents.

Yes, seriously. That’s the whole case.

Turns out, if you’re looking for day labor work in a Home Depot lot while undocumented, and someone near you might have tattoos and might be in a gang, you’re now assumed to be in MS-13 too.

A judge denied Garcia’s bond, citing gang affiliation and flight risk. But then things got even more bizarre. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office went on TV, declared him a terrorist, and claimed they had classified information—which they conveniently can’t show anyone.

Then, after eyebrows were raised over the “MS-13 via fitted cap” logic, a new reason popped up: a restraining order from a former partner. Now it’s not about gangs—it’s about abuse. One accusation replaces another.

Meanwhile, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen is currently jailed in Florida under an ICE hold—despite having shown his birth certificate to the court. The criminal charges were dismissed, but immigration still won’t let him go. Why? Because apparently even proving you were born here isn’t enough anymore.

Vice President J.D. Vance’s response? Not everyone gets due process. Trials are too expensive and slow. The system should move faster—even if that means wrongfully deporting citizens.

So ask yourself: when a hat becomes a gang flag, a hoodie becomes criminal evidence, and a birth certificate isn’t enough to prove you belong here—what kind of system are we running?

And more importantly: who’s next?