Senate Democrats plan to force a vote on resolution for transparency on deportations to El Salvador

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia will return to the national spotlight when the Senate votes on a resolution calling for a report on his detention in El Salvador. In the coming weeks, the Senate will take up a Democratic resolution that would require the Trump administration to detail the human rights record of El Salvador, including its treatment of inmates in the megaprison where Abrego Garcia, a mistakenly deported illegal immigrant, was briefly detained…

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Senate Democrats plan vote on deportations

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats plan to force a vote in the coming weeks on a resolution to require more transparency from President Donald Trump's administration about deportations to El Salvador.

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Kaine breaks into Spanish as Dems force vote targeting Trump-El Salvador alliance over deportations

Top Democrats announced an effort Thursday to force the Trump administration to provide a report on how it is specifically complying with a court order to facilitate the return of wrongfully deported U.S. residents to El Salvador.The resolution to do so from Sens. Tim Kaine of Virginia, Charles Schumer of New York, Alex Padilla of California and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is "privileged," – meaning it will require a full Senate vote. Kaine cit…

Senate Dems plan to force vote on deportation transparency resolution

On Thursday, they filed a privileged motion that would force the State Department to issue a human rights report on El Salvador.