Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said on Tuesday that he will travel to El Salvador on April 16 to visit his constituent, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the illegal immigrant who is detained in his home country after being mistakenly deported by U.S. federal authorities.
In a statement, Van Hollen said that he hopes to visit Abrego Garcia and “check on his well-being,” while also seeking “constructive conversations with government officials” around his release.
Van Hollen called the Salvadoran man’s deportation to El Salvador “abduction and unlawful,” noting that U.S. federal courts have ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his safe return to the United States….