{"id":19795,"date":"2025-04-18T06:25:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T06:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/sen-van-hollen-turned-away-at-military-checkpoint-in-el-salvador-after-attempt-to-see-kilmar-abrego-garcia\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T06:25:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T06:25:56","slug":"sen-van-hollen-turned-away-at-military-checkpoint-in-el-salvador-after-attempt-to-see-kilmar-abrego-garcia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/sen-van-hollen-turned-away-at-military-checkpoint-in-el-salvador-after-attempt-to-see-kilmar-abrego-garcia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Van Hollen turned away at military checkpoint in El Salvador after attempt to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Thursday that he was turned away at a military checkpoint near a prison in El Salvador as he attempted to visit <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/el-salvador-nayib-bukele-meeting-trump-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Kilmar Abrego Garcia<\/a><\/span>, a man who was deported <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-administrative-error-deporting-man-el-salvador-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">due to a administrative error<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Van Hollen said he was about 3 kilometers from the notorious supermax prison, CECOT, when he was stopped by soldiers who he said were ordered to prevent him from going toward the prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Sen. Van Hollen travels to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/baltimore\/news\/kilmar-abrego-garcia-el-salvador-maryland-man-deported\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador<\/a><\/span> on Wednesday, April 16 with the goal of checking on the well-being of Abrego Garcia a month after his deportation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the senator met with the vice president of El Salvador, F\u00e9lix Ulloa to discuss Abrego Garcia&#8217;s alleged gang ties and the ongoing legal battle over his mistaken deportation. However, Van Hollen said he was denied a meeting or phone call with Abrego Garcia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I met with the vice president of El Salvador, I asked him not to be complicit in the Trump administration&#8217;s law-breaking in the United States of America and to release Mr. Abrego Garcia,&#8221; Van Hollen said during a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>According to the senator, Vice President Ulloa said he would need more time to arrange a meeting in the prison and eventually suggested that the meeting or phone call requests be handled by the U.S. Embassy instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During a news conference Thursday, Van Hollen said he continued with his goal of trying to check on the health and well-being of Abrego Garcia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The senator said he was accompanied by the attorney for Abrego Garcia&#8217;s wife and mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I should point out that since Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted and sent to CECOT, he has not had communication with anyone on the outside,&#8221; Van Hollen said. &#8220;His wife and his lawyers have tried to make contact with him, they have not been able to.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Van Hollen also said he met with human rights groups during his trip, who also expressed concerns about the inability to communicate with prisoners in CECOT.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Kilmar Abrego Garcia deported to El Salvador\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/baltimore\/news\/maryland-man-deported-el-salvador-kilmar-abrego-garcia\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Abrego Garcia was deported<\/a><\/span> to El Salvador in March after he was picked up by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while leaving his job in Baltimore, Maryland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was sent to El Salvador&#8217;s Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, on a flight along with 200 other migrants that the Trump administration claims had ties to gangs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Abrego Garcia&#8217;s deportation occurred despite him being granted an order of protection by a U.S. immigration judge in 2019. The &#8220;withholding of removal&#8221; order should have prevented him from being sent back to his native country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Soon after he was deported, ICE admitted that it was due to an administrative error.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Abrego Garcia&#8217;s deportation sparks legal battle<\/h2>\n<p>The deportation of Abrego Garcia sparked a legal battle that continues to play out in federal court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In March, Abrego Garcia&#8217;s attorneys filed a motion requesting that he be returned to the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A federal judge ruled that the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/justice-dept-ordered-to-facilitate-return-of-man-deported-el-salvador-mistake\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Trump administration must return Abrego Garcia<\/a><\/span> to the U.S. by April 7. However, the Trump administration raised the issue to the Supreme Court, and Chief Justice John Roberts paused the deadline. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/supreme-court-maryland-man-deported-to-el-salvador\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Trump administration must facilitate the return <\/a><\/span>of Abrego Garcia, upholding the initial order from federal judge Paula Xinis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Abrego Garcia&#8217;s alleged ties to MS-13<\/h2>\n<p>The Trump administration alleges that Abrego Garcia has ties to MS-13, though his family and his attorney have repeatedly denied the claims.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government of El Salvador has no evidence that he is part of MS-13, so why is El Salvador continuing to hold him in CECOT?&#8221; the senator questioned Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0On Wednesday night, Attorney General Pam Bondi <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/baltimore\/news\/kilmar-abrego-garcia-maryland-deportation\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">released additional documents<\/a><\/span> that detail Abrego Garcia&#8217;s initial arrest in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The paperwork showed that Abrego Garcia was arrested in front of a Home Depot along with three other people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Abrego Garcia&#8217;s attorneys said he was soliciting work at the time, but police did not believe him when he said he was not a gang member.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the 2019 documents, a detective recognized another man as a member of MS-13 and noted that he had an extensive criminal history. Detectives also interviewed another man and noted several tattoos that they believed were &#8220;indicative of the Hispanic gang culture.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Detectives further noted that Abrego Garcia was wearing a Chicago Bulls hat and hoodie with graphics that they said were indicative of gang culture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the documents, a past reliable source said that Abrego Garcia was an active MS-13 member.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The documents showed that Abrego Garcia does not have a criminal history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following the 2019 arrest, Abrego Garcia appeared in court and was later granted the order of protection and a work permit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are trying to make this case all about MS-13, when in fact, the judge in the case has said they have not provided substantial or any significant evidence to back up their claim,&#8221; Van Hollen said Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am here, not to vouch for any particular set of facts or for claims, but I am here to vouch for the judicial system in the U.S., which guarantees individuals the right to due process,&#8221; the senator added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kilmar-abrego-garcia-deported-senator-van-hollen-el-salvador-ms-13\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland Sen. 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