Gian-Grasso said the incident appeared to stem from a failed robbery. Garcia, he said, cooperated with investigators by describing the assailants, who were quickly arrested, and by testifying against them. The brothers pleaded guilty and were turned over to federal agents for deportation. But Garcia still had a problem. The reentries made him inadmissible to the United States, so to be eligible for the U-visa, he needed a waiver of inadmissibility, which was denied. In August, Gian-Grasso filed a motion to reopen the case, which his supporters plan to spotlight in a vigil outside the visa center in St. Albans.