it is easy to understand how someone would come to the conclusion that he is an illegal immigrant, because even liberal politicians and outlets are admitting that he entered the country illegally. it is well-documented that he illegally entered the US.
He was however, legally allowed to live and work in the US because of a "withholding of removal" order. This is an important distinction to make but you shouldn't get on someone's case for not knowing all of this because all the media sites are telling half-truths about Cortez' status depending on their particular political leanings.
The right-oriented publications will call him an illegal alien, which technically he was once he entered illegally and even Cortez admits to this being the case. The left-oriented publications will not mention this but instead will call him something like a "Maryland father who immigrated from El Salvador"(but not mention the illegal part) which is ALSO technically true because he is a father and was last living in Maryland.
It is the objective of the media to muddy the waters so it is understandable when people can't see the truth since that truth is intentionally hidden from them.
RE: Liberals: help me understand the Kilmar Abrego Garcia situation