Democratic senator says he'll go to El Salvador ‘to show solidarity’ if deported man is not returned

Maryland Senator Flying to El Salvador to Look for Abrego Garcia

Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is headed to El Salvador Wednesday in an attempt to visit Kilmar Ábrego García, one of his constituents, who is being held in a prison there despite the fact that the Supreme Court has ruled he was legally in the US, wrongly deported,...

Reporter's Notebook: Human rights abuses in El Salvador and the case of Kilmar Abrego García

The State Department's most recent human rights report for El Salvador from 2023 outlines several significant abuses. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson looks at how, in the case of Kilmar Abrego García, the very practices the U.S. condemned in El Salvador were used by the United States.

Dem Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen Calls Trump a ‘Bully’ for Deporting ‘Vulnerable’ Illegal Aliens

The Democratic Senator for the State of Maryland, Chris Van Hollen, announced on Tuesday that Wednesday morning he would travel in hours of the morning to El Salvador to verify the state of Kilmar Abrego and make possible his return to the United States. Abrego was wrongly deported to the Central American country, in what the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recognized as an “administrative error.”

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyer says no proof of MS-13 affiliation

(NewsNation) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorney, Benjamin Osorio, told "CUOMO" there is no current proof his client has any affiliation with the notorious Salvadoran gang, MS-13. Osorio joined "CUOMO" for an exclusive live interview Tuesday night to discuss the status of his client and the likelihood of his return to the United States. Abrego Garcia entered the United States illegally but acquired protected legal status once in the country. His w…

Senator warns America on a 'very short road to tyranny'

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) says he’s not just traveling to El Salvador tomorrow to save a legal U.S. resident: He’s trying to save the U.S. legal system.“At the end of the day, what they're trying to do is play politics and to scare the American people, and if … bullies can get away with this with vulnerable people, it is a very short road to tyranny for the rest of us,” Van Hollen told MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes of “All In With Chris Haye…