Apr 18 Sen. Van Hollen meets with Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador amid court fight over return By Yolanda Magaña, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press 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."… Continue reading
Apr 17 Maryland senator says he was denied entry to El Salvador prison holding Abrego Garcia By Yolanda Magaña, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 8:09 Sen. Van Hollen says El Salvador soldiers blocked him from seeing wrongly deported man By Amna Nawaz, Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat 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… Continue watching
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 Watch 8:54 Judge presses Trump administration on why it hasn't returned wrongfully deported man By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat A federal judge told Justice Department lawyers to cancel vacation as she launched rapid discovery in the case of a wrongfully deported man. Judge Paula Xinis scolded the Trump administration for doing “nothing” to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release from… Continue watching
Apr 15 Why Trump's idea of imprisoning U.S. citizens in El Salvador is likely illegal By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press President Donald Trump keeps talking about sending U.S. citizens who commit violent crimes to prison in El Salvador. 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
Apr 15 Trump reiterates desire to expand deportation plans to include U.S. citizens By Associated Press Trump said in a video posted on social media by Bukele that he wanted to send “homegrowns” to be incarcerated in El Salvador, and added that “you’ve got to build five more places."… Continue reading
Apr 15 WATCH: Wife of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador speaks ahead of court hearing By Michael Kunzelman, Ben Finley, Associated Press A hearing is scheduled for late Tuesday afternoon in a U.S. District Court. It comes a day after White House advisers repeated their claim that they lack the authority to return the Salvadoran national from his native country. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 6:51 Trump, El Salvador president indicate no intention of returning mistakenly deported man By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat President Trump met with El Salvador's leader as both governments rejected responsibility for the fate of a man the administration admits was wrongly deported. The Supreme Court said last week the U.S. must facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Continue watching