Trump Admin Faces Backlash Over Wrongful Deportation

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old from El Salvador, was deported from the US in March despite court rulings that his deportation was in error. The US government alleges he is an MS-13 gang member, which he denies. Garcia entered the US illegally in 2012 and was detained in 2019 along with three others in a Home Depot car park. Police claimed he was wearing clothing indicative of MS-13 gang culture, but experts say this is not conclusive evidence. Garcia has never been convicted of a crime, including gang membership, and his lawyers argue that the allegations against him are based on "hearsay". He was granted a "withholding of removal" order in 2019 due to a fear of persecution by Barrio-18, MS-13's rival gang. Garcia has faced other allegations, including domestic violence and human trafficking, but these have not resulted in convictions. His wife has denied the domestic violence allegations and described him as a "loving partner and father", and Garcia's lawyers have not commented on the human trafficking allegations.

US Senator Chris Van Hollen met Kilmar Ábrego García, a Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, and posted photos of their meeting. The White House has accused Ábrego García of being a member of the MS-13 gang, which his lawyer denies. A federal court ruled against the Trump administration, saying they have no right to detain residents in foreign prisons without due process. El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele stated that Ábrego García will remain in the country's custody. Van Hollen had met with El Salvador's vice-president and asked for Ábrego García's release, but was refused.

Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, and shared a photo with him on Twitter. Abrego Garcia was deported in March due to an "administrative error" despite a judge's order barring his deportation due to potential gang persecution. Van Hollen had been trying to visit Abrego Garcia, but was initially turned away at a military checkpoint near the notorious CECOT detention center. Abrego Garcia's wife expressed relief at the meeting but said they still have "questions, hopes, and fears" about his return. The Trump administration has argued it's up to El Salvador to decide whether to return Abrego Garcia, while Abrego Garcia's lawyers have denied allegations of gang ties.

Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen was denied a meeting or phone call with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, during a trip to the country. Van Hollen met with El Salvador's Vice President Félix Ulloa instead, who suggested that requests to meet or call Abrego Garcia be handled by the US Embassy. Abrego Garcia was deported despite having a "withholding of removal" order from an immigration judge, and the Trump administration has falsely claimed he is a member of the MS-13 gang. A federal judge and the Supreme Court have ordered the government to return Abrego Garcia to the US, but he remains in a supermax prison in El Salvador. Van Hollen expressed frustration with the situation, stating that the Trump administration is "lying" about Abrego Garcia's case.

The Trump government is pursuing a policy that is negatively impacting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who moved to the US illegally as a teenager to escape gang threats in El Salvador. After being detained and having his asylum claim denied, Abrego Garcia was initially released due to a well-founded fear of persecution, highlighting the complexities and frustrations of the US law.

The Trump administration is facing multiple legal battles, including a dispute over the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants in Texas, with a federal judge ruling he did not have the power to pause the deportations. The administration is also appealing a judge's order that paused the termination of nearly 1,500 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Additionally, a federal appeals court has placed a hold on contempt proceedings against the administration for allegedly defying a judge's orders in a deportation dispute. The Trump administration is proposing a plan to end the war in Ukraine, which includes recognizing Russian control of Crimea, and is working with European and Ukrainian officials to finalize the framework. Meanwhile, Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador, and called for an end to what he called Abrego Garcia's "illegal abduction." The White House stated that Abrego Garcia will "never" return to the United States.

Senator Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador, and reported that Abrego Garcia described being "traumatized" by his time at the notorious CECOT prison. Abrego Garcia has since been moved to a different detention center in Santa Ana, El Salvador, where conditions are reportedly better. Van Hollen said Abrego Garcia was fearful of other prisoners at CECOT who taunted him, but is no longer there. The senator also claimed the Trump administration committed to paying El Salvador $15 million to detain prisoners, including Abrego Garcia, with $4 million already paid. Abrego Garcia's case has been at the center of a fight over the Trump administration's deportation policies, with Van Hollen arguing it has broad significance for due process rights in the US.

CNN's Kaitlan Collins questioned Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador from Maryland in March, and Homan responded to the inquiries.

US Senator Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man wrongly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration. Garcia's attorneys are fighting to force the administration to facilitate his return to the US, despite the US Supreme Court calling for his return and the administration admitting to an "administrative error". Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen living in Maryland, was deported amid claims of ties to the MS-13 gang, which his attorneys deny, saying no evidence has been provided. The case has become a flashpoint in the US, with Democrats criticizing the Trump administration's actions as cruel, while Republicans argue it is part of efforts to reduce crime.

The White House has criticized Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen's trip to El Salvador to advocate for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man wrongly deported by the Trump administration despite a court order preventing his removal. The administration acknowledged the deportation was due to an "administrative error" but claims Garcia has ties to the MS-13 gang, which his lawyers deny. A US federal judge has warned that the administration could be held in contempt for violating his orders to stop deportations, and has given the government a deadline to comply. The White House has vowed to seek "immediate appellate relief".

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Alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia was seen "sipping margaritas" with Sen. Chris Van Hollen in El Salvador amid a high-profile deportation battle. Photos shared by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele showed Van Hollen meeting with Abrego Garcia, who was deported to El Salvador's notorious megaprison last month despite never being charged with a crime. Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador to push for Abrego Garcia's release, sparking outrage from the mother of a Maryland woman murdered by a different Salvadoran illegal immigrant. The White House criticized Van Hollen for prioritizing the welfare of an "illegal alien MS-13 terrorist." Abrego Garcia's deportation was deemed a "clerical error" by the Trump administration, which has defied court orders to return him to the US.

Senator Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador, and reported that Abrego Garcia was held in isolation at a maximum-security prison called CECOT, where he was traumatized, before being transferred to another detention facility. Abrego Garcia told Van Hollen that he was denied a phone call during his initial detention in the US and was mistreated during his deportation. Van Hollen said that Abrego Garcia was heartened to learn of the attention his case had garnered in the US and was emotional when discussing his family, particularly his 5-year-old son with autism. The meeting came after a partisan battle over Abrego Garcia's case, with the Trump administration portraying him as a gang member and Democrats arguing that he was denied due process. The Salvadoran government, led by President Nayib Bukele, has indicated that it will not return Abrego Garcia to the US, despite a Supreme Court order.

The Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) is a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, built in 2023 with the intention of being a low-security rehabilitation site but later transformed into a "megaprison" by President Nayib Bukele as part of his crackdown on gangs. The prison, located an hour outside of San Salvador, has eight cell blocks that can hold around 3,000 prisoners each and is equipped with sophisticated surveillance equipment. CECOT holds nearly 20,000 inmates, including those convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms, and has been criticized for its harsh conditions, including inmates being held for over 23 hours a day in cells with metal bunks, no mattresses, and limited access to exercise, biblical study, and medical checks. Human rights groups have raised concerns about the treatment of inmates, citing extreme isolation, lack of access to lawyers, and potential for abuse, describing the prison as a "tropical gulag." The prison's conditions and treatment of inmates have been likened to those in other El Salvador prisons, where systematic torture, forced confessions, and denial of basic necessities have been documented, resulting in the deaths of at least 368 people. President Bukele has suggested expanding CECOT's capacity to 40,000 inmates.

A federal appeals court in Virginia issued a rebuke to the Trump administration for deporting a Maryland man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, to El Salvador despite a court order forbidding it. The opinion, authored by conservative Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III, criticized the administration for disregarding due process and called out President Trump's attacks on the federal courts. The court ordered the administration to take a more active approach to securing Abrego Garcia's release from a foreign prison, where he remains after being wrongfully deported. The opinion also lamented the growing controversy between the courts and the White House, with Judge Wilkinson expressing concerns about the potential for an open and damaging confrontation between the two branches.

A senator visited a man wrongly deported to El Salvador and Trump's plan to halt hundreds of regulations was discussed, alongside other news stories including a lead crisis in Milwaukee and a judge ruling Google broke the law to maintain its advertising monopoly.

Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran man wrongly deported from the US, in El Salvador. Van Hollen posted a photo of the meeting on social media but did not provide an update on Ábrego García's status, whose attorneys are fighting for his return to the US. The meeting came after Van Hollen was denied entry to a high-security prison where Ábrego García is being held, with El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, mocking the situation on social media. The case has become a partisan issue in the US, with Democrats criticizing the Trump administration's handling of Ábrego García's deportation and Republicans arguing it is part of a larger effort to reduce crime.

The wife of Kilmar Ábrego García, a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, expressed relief that he is alive after a US senator met with him in a maximum-security prison. Despite a court order to return Ábrego García to the US, the White House posted on social media that he is "never coming back." Ábrego García's wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, described him as a "loving husband" and "amazing father" who was trying to live the American dream. The Trump administration claims Ábrego García is a gang member, but his family and union representatives deny this, and he has not been charged with any crimes. A federal judge rebuked the administration for resisting the court's instructions to return Ábrego García, saying the government's claims "should be shocking" to the public.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele shared a photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen meeting with Kilmar Abrego García, a Salvadoran citizen mistakenly deported to El Salvador, with salt-rimmed glasses and cherries, implying they were drinking margaritas. However, Van Hollen revealed that Bukele's staff staged the scene, placing the glasses on the table and manipulating the drinks. Bukele has a history of using social media to flaunt his power, including posting videos of people being herded into prisons, and has used such images to justify his policies. The incident highlights Bukele's use of propaganda and staged photo ops to promote his image, drawing criticism from commenters who compare him to Donald Trump.