Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) traveled to El Salvador today to see or speak to his Maryland constituent who was wrongly deported there but was turned away. The Trump administration has admitted Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was deported in an “administrative error,” but has stonewalled (even under order by the Supreme Court) having him returned to the U.S.
NEW: El Salvador has denied a request from Sen. Chris Van Hollen to see or speak to his Maryland constituent Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to the country, Van Hollen said during a visit to El Salvador. www.axios.com/2025/04/16/e…
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The vice president told Van Hollen he needs to make earlier provisions to visit CECOT, the senator said.
Asked if he could visit Abrego Garcia if he returns next week, the vice president said he can’t make that promise, per Van Hollen.
The Maryland senator asked to speak to Abrego Garcia on the phone, and Ulloa said he cannot arrange that but can try to do so if the American embassy asks. Van Hollen said he will ask the embassy to do so.
Speaking to reporters, Van Hollen shared that he’d asked El Salvador’s vice president why Abrego Garcia is being held if U.S. courts and the government of El Salvador have no evidence that the man is a member of the MS-13 gang. “His answer was that the Trump administration is paying El Salvador, the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT,” the senator said. Many people believe the fact that no one has seen or spoken to Abrego Garcia could very well mean that he’s dead.
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