Van Hollen Says Pressure on El Salvador Helped Abrego Garcia (1)

April 18, 2025, 10:23 PM UTCUpdated: April 18, 2025, 11:09 PM UTC

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the immigrant who was wrongly deported by the Trump administration, has been moved out of the notorious El Salvador prison where he was initially held and is now in a separate detention center, according to Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.). The senator, just back from a dramatic trip to see Abrego Garcia, argued Friday that the pressure building on his case is having an effect.

Van Hollen pointed as an example to the hour-long meeting he had with Abrego Garcia Thursday night, after initially being blocked from contacting him. He was the first American known to meet ...

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