WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Van Hollen announced that he will travel to El Salvador on Wednesday to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who the Justice Department said it mistakenly deported.
“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, D-Md., said in a statement Tuesday night, calling Abrego Garcia’s deportation “unlawful” and an “abduction.”
JUST IN: El Salvador rejects Senator Van Hollen’s meeting.
Awesome!! pic.twitter.com/SYiZwgqOmg
— Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) April 16, 2025
HOLY SH*T 🚨 Senator Chris Van Hollen was just REJECTED in El Salvador. They said he will have to arrange a meeting through the Trump admin
I LOVE THIS 🤣
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) April 16, 2025
🚨 BOOM! Stephen Miller just TORCHED Senator Chris Van Hollen over his trip tomorrow to help bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador pic.twitter.com/XnXzK0fhmT
“[He] seems to be under the very confused impression that this MS-13 terrorist is his constituent. He is…
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 16, 2025
I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home. pic.twitter.com/MzKe7U8Wwr
— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) April 16, 2025