Van Hollen’s El Salvador Trip Exposes Trump Admin’s Defiance of SCOTUS Order

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DOGE v. The Constitution

🔴 UPDATE: April 16, 2025

A U.S. Senator had to travel to a foreign prison to find a man the regime wants forgotten.

Senator Chris Van Hollen flew to El Salvador earlier today to demand the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident and legal U.S. worker who was illegally abducted by federal agents, flown to a foreign prison, and abandoned there—despite a 9-0 Supreme Court order requiring the Trump regime to “facilitate” his return.

Van Hollen’s mission underscores how far the Trump administration will go to flout the Constitution and silence due process—resorting to international black sites, coercive deals, and public lies to cover up one of the most egregious abuses of executive power in modern history.

Key Developments:

• Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador on Wednesday, demanding to meet with officials and see Abrego Garcia, who remains imprisoned with no charges or trial.
  Source: Reuters

• El Salvador’s Vice President told Sen. Van Hollen that Kilmar Abrego Garcia cannot be released because the Trump administration is paying El Salvador to keep him imprisoned in CECOT, which directly undermines the Supreme Court’s unanimous order, which requires the Trump administration to “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return—not fund his continued detention abroad.
  Source: YouTube – Van Hollen Press Conference

• The Trump administration admitted the deportation was an "administrative error", yet refuses to act on it. DHS has given no orders to the embassy to facilitate his return.
  Source: Reuters

• Van Hollen was denied a visit, a phone call, or any proof of life for Abrego Garcia. Officials claim a call might be possible if the U.S. embassy requests it.
  Source: YouTube – Van Hollen Press Conference

• Judge Paula Xinis ruled that the deportation had no legal basis, and SCOTUS affirmed the government must act—but no steps have been taken.
  Source: Politico

• Trump officials continue falsely labeling Abrego Garcia a terrorist, even though no U.S. court has found him guilty of any crime and a 2019 judge granted him protection from deportation.
  Source: Politico

• The administration faces growing backlash, with more Democrats planning visits and Republicans doubling down, calling Van Hollen’s trip “disgusting.”
  Source: Politico

🔍 Why This Matters:

When a sitting U.S. Senator has to cross borders to check on a wrongfully deported man—while the White House obstructs every step—it’s no longer a legal disagreement. It’s authoritarianism in action. This regime has no intention of obeying court orders or honoring due process. It’s using foreign prisons to disappear its targets—and lying about it on live TV.

🚨 The Bottom Line:

They’ve shredded the Constitution, imprisoned a legal U.S. resident abroad, and dared anyone to stop them. Now a U.S. Senator is leading the fight for justice—but this fight belongs to all of us.

If they can do this to him, they can do it to anyone.

📌Sources:

• Politico: Van Hollen travels to El Salvador as Trump officials ramp up defense of illegal deportation

• Reuters: US senator lands in El Salvador seeking release of wrongly deported Salvadoran man

• YouTube: Van Hollen speaks to press after meeting with El Salvador VP about return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

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