Maryland's Senator is committed to Abrego Garcia's return from El Salvador

Maryland's Senator is committed to Abrego Garcia's return from El Salvador

US senator Chris van Hollen traveled to El Salvador on Wednesday to meet with government representatives and via Kilmar Abrego Garcia . The man lived in Maryland last month until the error deportation from the Trump administration and was taken to a prison in the Central American country.

an urgent concern

"I have just landed in San Salvador and look forward to meeting the US message team to discuss Mr. Abrego Garcia's release," the Democrat from Maryland wrote on X. "I also hope to meet Salvadoranian officials.

The background of the deportation

The deportation of Abrego Garcia, a Salvadorian citizen and residents of Maryland, has developed into a dispute in the fight against the strict deportation arrangements of the Trump administration. Before his departure, van Hollen said that he wanted to "check his condition" and remind him of "not to stop fighting until he is at home".

The reaction of the White House

The journey 'journey immediately caused outrage in the White House. Communication director Steven Chung called van Hollen "a perfect shame" and the communication office accused the senator in a statement not to show any interest in crimes, which in his opinion was committed by undocumented immigrants towards his voters. However, Abrego Garcia was never accused of committed a crime in the United States.

legal disputes

Although Abrego Garcia was not legal in the United States before his deportation, a court decided in 2019 that he could not be sent back to El Salvador. The Trump administration cleared in Court docator that his deportation is due to an administrative error.

conflicts about the classification

In the past few days, however, the Trump administration has denied that it has been misrepresented. US officials claimed that he was a member of the MS-13 turn, which was classified by the administration as a foreign terrorist organization-an assertion that his lawyers questioned and told at least one federal judge.

legal obligations and international relationships

Despite a judgment of the Supreme Court, which says that the United States has to "enable" the return of Abrego Garcia, the White House employees argue that it is left to El Salvador to do so. The Trump administration and Salvadoranian President Nayib Bukele made it clear during a meeting in the Oval Office at the beginning of this week that the man from Maryland would not be returned to the USA.

conclusion

During the meeting, Bukele said that he had the power to free Abrego Garcia, but was not willing to do so. The official representatives in the Oval Office, including President Donald Trump, did not make any efforts to ask for his cooperation in this matter.

To this report, CNNS Devan Cole and Emily Condon also contributed.