Nation Apr 18 ‘Let’s have a real court case’: Attorney for deported man on the refusals to return him By William Brangham, Doug Adams
Politics Apr 18 WATCH: Sen. Van Hollen holds briefing after meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported from the United States last month, told a visiting U.S. senator that he was moved from a notorious Salvadoran prison to a detention center with better conditions. By Mary Clare Jalonick, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press
Politics Apr 18 Sen. Van Hollen meets with Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador amid court fight over return Van Hollen posted a photo of the meeting Thursday on X, saying he also called Abrego Garcia's wife "to pass along his message of love."… By Yolanda Magaña, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Politics Apr 17 Maryland senator says he was denied entry to El Salvador prison holding Abrego Garcia Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., says he was denied entry into an El Salvador prison on Thursday while he was trying to check on the well-being of of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March… By Yolanda Magaña, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Nation Apr 17 Watch 8:09 Sen. Van Hollen says El Salvador soldiers blocked him from seeing wrongly deported man A federal appeals court offered a scathing rebuke of the Trump administration’s handling of the deportation of a Maryland resident to a mega-prison in El Salvador. Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to the CECOT prison to meet with government… By Amna Nawaz, Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat
Apr 16 Maryland senator meets with El Salvador’s vice president in push for Abrego Garcia’s release By Yolanda Magaña, Mary Clare Jalonick, Matt Brown, Associated Press Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., traveled to El Salvador on Wednesday and met with the country's vice president to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court… Continue reading
Apr 15 Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he’ll travel to El Salvador if Abrego Garcia isn’t released by midweek By Associated Press A federal judge ruled Garcia should be returned to the U.S., a decision that was unanimously upheld by the Supreme Court last week. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 11:19 Democratic, GOP lawmakers react to Biden pausing bomb shipment to Israel By Geoff Bennett, Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Kyle Midura, Alexa Gold As the Biden administration puts a hold on sending thousands of bombs to Israel, we have perspectives from two members of Congress. Geoff Bennett spoke with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat from Maryland and a member of the Senate… Continue watching
Jul 19 Trump-backed Cox wins Maryland governor primary over moderate rival By Brian Witte, Associated Press Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen won the Democratic nomination for his seat on Tuesday, defeating a little-known challenger just months after suffering a minor stroke. Continue reading
Dec 02 Democratic lawmakers to introduce anti-slavery constitutional amendment By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press Democrats in the House and Senate will introduce a joint resolution Wednesday aimed at amending the 13th Amendment. Continue reading