'Zero Doubt' — Sen. Chris Van Hollen's Trip To El Salvador Likely Paid For By Taxpayers, Senate Aides Say

Democratic Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s trip to El Salvador to try to secure the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a deported illegal alien, was likely funded by taxpayers, six individuals familiar with congressional travel tell the Daily Caller. Three …

Rachel Morin’s mother calls out lawmaker’s trip to El Salvador

Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he was denied entry into El Salvador prison where Abrego Garcia is held

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he was denied entry into El Salvador prison where Abrego Garcia is held. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed …

Senator meets with man held in El Salvador prison amid court fight over US return

SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen met Thursday in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation. Van Hollen posted a photo …

Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he was denied entry into El Salvador prison where Abrego Garcia is held

The New Transparency Rules and the El Salvador Detention Agreement

This article is cross-posted at Lawfare. Congress in December 2022 enacted a sweeping new transparency statute for international agreements made by the executive branch. (We previously discussed the statute here and here.) This law imposes on the executive …

Kilmar Ábrego García and the Prison That Crushed El Salvador’s Gangs

El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). Photo courtesy of La Nación.   The recent deportation of MS-13 gang member and Salvadorian citizen Kilmar Ábrego García, whose gang affiliation invalidated his U.S. residency, has drawn attention to the …

Who is Judge Paula Xinis? What to know about the judge in the case of a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

(CNN) — Federal Judge Paula Xinis is at the center of the case of a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration that has emerged as a critical test of Trump’s aggressive crackdown on immigration in the United States. …

Maryland senator in El Salvador to lobby for release of mistakenly deported man

Sen. Jack Reed considers trip to El Salvador to help wrongfully deported man

Senator Jack Reed considers traveling to El Salvador to assist Senator Chris Van Hollen in securing the return of wrongfully deported Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Senator Van Hollen is already in El Salvador working to secure Abrego Garcia's …