Maryland’s senator Chris Van Hollen, said Thorsday who was rejected at a military control point near a prison in El Salvador while trying to visit Kilmar Abrego GarcíaA man who was deported Due to an administrative error.
Van Hollen said he was about 3 kilometers from the famous Supermax prison, Cecot, when he was arrested by soldiers who said it was ordered to prevent him from going to the prison.
Senator Van Hollen travels to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador On Wednesday, April 16, with the aim of verifying the well -being of Abrego García a month after his deportation.
On Wednesday, the senator with the vice president of El Salvador, Félix Ulloa, discussed the alleged gang links of Abrego García and the legal battle on his erroneous deportation. However, Van Hollen said he was denied a meeting or a phone call with Abrego García.
“When with the vice president of El Salvador, I asked him not to be aware in the rupture of the Trump Administration Law in the United States of America and liberated Mr. Abrego García,” said Van Hollen during a press conference.
According to the senator, Vice President Ulloa said he would need more to organize a meeting in the prison and any Vally suggested that the requests of the meeting or the phone call be managed by the United States embassy.
Duration A press conference on Thursday, Van Hollen said he continued with his goal of trying to verify the health and well -being of Abrego García.
The senator said he was accompanied by the lawyer of the wife and mother of Abrego García.
“I must point out that since Abrego García was illegally kidnapped and sent to Cecot, he has not had communication with anyone abroad,” said Van Hollen. “His wife and lawyers have tried to contact him, they have not been able to.”
Van Hollen also said that with human rights groups his trip lasted, who also expressed Conns about the inability to communicate with the prisoners in CECOT.
Kilmar Abrego García Deported to El Salvador
Abrego Garcia was deported To El Salvador in March after it was collected by the Immigration and Customs Compliance agents (ICE) of the United States (ICE) while leaving its work in Baltimore, Maryland.
He was sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center of El Salvador, or CECOT, on a flight along with another 200 migrants that the Trump administration states that they had links with the gangs.
The deportation of Abrego Garcias occurred despite the fact that an American immigration judge granted him a protection order in 2019. The order of “elimination retention” should prevent him from sending him back to his native country.
Shortly after being deported, ICE admitted that it was due to an administrative error.
Abrego Garcias Deportation Sparks Legal Battle
The deportation of Abrego García caused a legal battle that continues to develop in the Federal Court.
In March, Abrego García’s lawyers presented a motion requesting that they return it to the United States
A federal judge ruled that the Trump’s administration must return to Abrego García To the United States before April 7. However, the Trump administration raised the issue to the Supreme Court, and the president of the Supreme Court, John Roberts, arrested the deadline.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump’s administration must facilitate return O Abrego García, defending the initial order of federal judge Paula Xinis.
The alleged ties of Abrego García with MS-13
The Trump administration alleges that Abrego García has links with MS-13, thought that his family and his lawyer have repeatedly denied the statements.
“The Government of El Salvador has no evidence that he is part of MS-13, so why does El Salvador continue to sustain him in Cecot?” The senator interrogated Wednesday.
On Wednesday night, Attorney General Pam Bondi Launch of additional documents That detail of Abrego García’s initial trial in 2019.
The paperwork showed that Abrego García was arrested in front of a home Depot Alh another three people.
Abrego García’s lawyers said it was a sun job at that time, but the police did not believe him when he said he was not a member of a gang.
According to the 2019 documents, a detective recognized another man as a member of MS-13 and pointed out that he had an extensive criminal history. The detectives also interviewed another man and noticed several tattoos that believed they were “indicative of the culture of Hispanic gangs.”
The detectives also pointed out that Abrego García wore a Bulls Chicago hat and a hooded sweatshirt with graphics that, according to them, were indicative of the gang culture.
According to the documents, a reliable source said that Abrego García was an active member of MS-13.
The documents showed that Abibo García has no criminal record.
After the 2019 judgment, Abrego García appeared before the court and then the protection order and a work permit were granted.
“They are trying to make this case all about MS-13, when, in fact, the judge in the case has said that they have not provided substantial or significant evidence to support their claim,” said Van Hollen on Thursday.
“I am here, not to guarantee any particular set of facts or claims, but I am here to guarantee the judicial system in the US, which guarantees people the right to due process,” added the senator.