Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveling to El Salvador to check on well being of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Updated: 8:06 PM CDT Apr 15, 2025
Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveling to El Salvador to check on well being of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Updated: 8:06 PM CDT Apr 15, 2025
THE CONGRESSMAN WERE HERE TO TALK ABOUT FEDERAL CUTS TO NASA PROGRAMS, BUT A LOT OF THE CONVERSATION TURNED TO THE MARYLAND MAN BEING HELD ILLEGALLY IN AN EL SALVADORIAN PRISON. I DON’T THINK HE WANTS TO ESSENTIALLY BE THE PRESIDENT WHO’S KIDNAPED A UNITED STATES CITIZEN. SENATOR CHRIS VAN HOLLEN REACTS TO THE NEWS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OF EL SALVADOR, WHO SAID HE WOULD NOT RETURN. KILMER ABREGO GARCIA TO HIS HOME IN MARYLAND. PRESIDENT TRUMP COULD DIRECT HIM TO BRING HIM BACK. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAN DIRECT HIM TO BRING HIM BACK. INSTEAD, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE TRYING TO FORCE A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS AND FORCE THE SUPREME COURT TO ORDER IT DIRECTLY TO THE SUPREME COURT, RULED ABREGO. GARCIA WAS ILLEGALLY DETAINED AND MISTAKENLY DEPORTED TO AN EL SALVADORIAN PRISON, AND ORDERED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO FACILITATE HIS RETURN. THAT HASN’T HAPPENED IN VAN, HOLLEN SAYS HE AGREES WITH LAWYERS FOR THE FAMILY THAT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LAWYERS SHOULD BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT. AS A RESULT, THEY ARE CLEARLY JUST SNUBBING THEIR NOSE AT THE COURTS, INCLUDING THE SUPREME COURT. SENATOR VAN HOLLEN WAS CLEAR THAT IF ABREGO GARCIA ISN’T RELEASED, CONGRESS WILL USE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S BUDGET REQUEST TO ADD PRESSURE ON EL SALVADOR. SENATOR VAN HOLLEN SAYS HE PLANS TO MEET WITH THE SALVADORIAN PRESIDENT WHILE HE’S HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. IF NOT, HE STILL PLANS TO TRAVEL TO EL SALVADOR TO MEET HIM THERE.
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveling to El Salvador to check on well being of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Updated: 8:06 PM CDT Apr 15, 2025
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Tuesday night that he will travel to El Salvador to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's condition.Van Hollen said he is traveling on Wednesday."It's absolutely unjust and illegal to have this Marylander detained one more day in a notorious prison in El Salvador," Van Hollen, a Democrat, said Tuesday.Video above: Maryland Sen. trying to return man mistakenly deported to El SalvadorAbrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison.In a meeting at the White House on Monday, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said he will not release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from prison.Van Hollen requested to meet with Bukele in the U.S., but vowed to travel to El Salvador if that did not happen.In a statement, Van Hollen said:"Following his abduction and unlawful deportation, U.S. federal courts have ordered the safe return of my constituent Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States. It should be a priority of the U.S. government to secure his safe release, which is why tomorrow I am traveling to El Salvador. My hope is to visit Kilmar and check on his wellbeing and to hold constructive conversations with government officials around his release. We must urgently continue working to return Kilmar safely home to Maryland."Van Hollen was clear on Tuesday that if Abrego Garcia isn't released, Congress will use the Trump administration's budget request to add pressure on El Salvador.
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Tuesday night that he will travel to El Salvador to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's condition.
Van Hollen said he is traveling on Wednesday.
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"It's absolutely unjust and illegal to have this Marylander detained one more day in a notorious prison in El Salvador," Van Hollen, a Democrat, said Tuesday.
Video above: Maryland Sen. trying to return man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison.
In a meeting at the White House on Monday, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said he will not release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from prison.
Van Hollen requested to meet with Bukele in the U.S., but vowed to travel to El Salvador if that did not happen.
In a statement, Van Hollen said:
"Following his abduction and unlawful deportation, U.S. federal courts have ordered the safe return of my constituent Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States. It should be a priority of the U.S. government to secure his safe release, which is why tomorrow I am traveling to El Salvador. My hope is to visit Kilmar and check on his wellbeing and to hold constructive conversations with government officials around his release. We must urgently continue working to return Kilmar safely home to Maryland."
Van Hollen was clear on Tuesday that if Abrego Garcia isn't released, Congress will use the Trump administration's budget request to add pressure on El Salvador.
