Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen on Friday discussed his talk with Kilmar Abrego Garcia after his El Salvador visit.
Democratic Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen’s visit to El Salvador has renewed interest in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a resident of the state who was mistakenly deported to the country.
The senator traveled to El Salvador this week to press for Abrego Garcia’s release and personally met with him in a hotel restaurant in San Salvador.
During a press conference at Dulles International Airport upon his return on Friday, Van Hollen criticized the deportation and outlined conditions Garcia faced.
« This is about safeguarding the constitutional rights of everyone living in the United States », he said.
Abrego Garcia was arrested in 2019 and accused of being a member of the MS-13 gang, which the Trump administration has designated a foreign terrorist organization.
