Sen. Chris Van Hollen Meets with Accused MS-13 Member Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

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Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

The Democratic senator shared a photo with Abrego Garcia at what appears to be a restaurant. "I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar," Sen. Van Hollen said. "Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return."

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Van Hollen Meets With Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Though Bukele Says He Isn’t Returning to the United States

Senator Van Hollen finally got his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador on Thursday after originally being blocked by the country’s government from doing so. Though the two men were able to sit and speak, Mr. Abrego will not be released from Salvadoran custody.

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Sen. Van Hollen Sips Margaritas With Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Weird. So did they turn away Sen. Chris Van Hollen or what? That’s what the senator kept saying, after all. This is such a great look, Senator. Sipping drinks with an alleged MS-13 member, whose wife accused him of domestic violence and Tennessee police believed took part in human trafficking. Also…notice how Van Hollen chose a picture without the margaritas. WEIRD.

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Breaking: Senator Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

Rachel Maddow reports breaking news that Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland has met with his constituent, Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador where he is being held in prison after the Trump administration deported him without due process.

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Van Hollen meets with Abrego Garcia after several failed attempts - Washington Examiner

“I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar,” the senator said in a post to X on Thursday night, complete with a photo of them talking.

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Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia - WTOP News

In a post on X Thursday night, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen confirmed he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Prince George’s County resident who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month.

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US Senator Van Hollen says he met wrongly deported man in El Salvador

The senator posted an image of himself with Abrego Garcia on the social media platform X.

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Dem Senator Van Hollen meets, shakes hands with Abrego Garcia; El Salvador says inmate will remain in custody

Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Thursday in El Salvador after being denied access to the inmate multiple times.

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Alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia seen ‘sipping margaritas’ with Sen. Van Hollen amid El Salvador deportation battle, new photos reveal

“I’m not afraid to admit that I’ve been in a position of weakness,’’ said one man. “It’s just a matter of time before I get out.” “I don’t think it’ll be as bad as it looks,” said another.

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Chris Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. The meeting came hours after he was stopped and denied access while trying to visit CECOT, a notorious prison. Abre go Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador after what the Trump administration called an "administrative error"

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Sen. Chris Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

The U.S. is still trying to get Abrego Garcia back to the United States. He was sent back to El Salvador in March after a Supreme Court ruling. He is being held in a detention center in El Salvador. He has been released on bail and is awaiting a court hearing on his return.

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Maryland Sen. Van Hollen shares photo with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was sent to El Salvador by error in March. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., flew to the country on Wednesday in search of a meeting with the Maryland resident. A source close to the family told ABC News the meeting was set up by El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele.

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US Rep. Maxine Dexter on traveling to El Salvador to push for return of Maryland resident

Democratic Rep. Maxine Dexter traveled to El Salvador to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return from detention, which it has refused to do. Rep. Dexter says her trip is more about the constitutional right to due process.

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Van Hollen insults those who immigrate legally

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s trip to El Salvador to meet with and lobby for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States is an insult to the immigrants who came to this country legally. It is likely he aspires to run for a higher office and he is grandstanding on issues that will give him more visibility.

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Van Hollen skirts question as to whether Abrego Garcia is MS-13 member

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) danced around a question about claims by the Trump administration that a deported Salvadoran national is a member of the MS-13 gang. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant, was deported to El Salvador last month, despite a “withholding order” preventing him from being deported to that specific country over fears he would be persecuted.

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