After Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen made a much-publicized trip to El Salvador to visit an illegal alien who was deported there by President Donald Trump’s administration, it didn’t take long for Republicans to let his constituents know who he really cared about.
As you’ve probably heard if you’re following the case, Van Hollen took a field trip to Central America to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the alleged gang member who was sent back to his native country and its CECOT prison despite a court order noting that while Abrego Garcia was deportable, he couldn’t be deported to the country because of what he said is a credible fear of retribution from gangs.
The administration, meanwhile, contends that Abrego Garcia is a member of the MS-13 gang, a group that has been designated as a terrorist organization, which would, they argue, remove any protections against deportation to El Salvador issued by American courts — even if government lawyers have said during proceedings that it was initially an administrative oversight.