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Maryland senator says Kilmar Abrego Garcia was traumatized in El Salvador after mistaken deportation

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Sen. Chris Van Hollen revealed new details about his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who the Trump admin says was mistakenly deported.

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  1. El Salvador denies Maryland senator’s request to meet with mistakenly deported man

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    Maryland senator says Kilmar Abrego Garcia was traumatized in El Salvador after mistaken deportation

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  1. CBS News

    Sen. Van Hollen denied meeting in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, man mistakenly deported from U.S. (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    During the first day of his trip to El Salvador, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen was denied a meeting or phone call with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported.

  2. The Guardian

    US senator says El Salvador denied request to meet Kilmar Ábrego García (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Chris Van Hollen condemns ‘unjust situation’ and says vice-president blocked access to wrongly deported man

  3. CNN

    Maryland Democratic senator goes to El Salvador in push for Abrego Garcia’s return (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    US Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador Wednesday seeking to meet with government officials there about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who had been living in his state until he was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration last month to a mega-prison in the Central American nation.

  4. New York Post

    Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen turned away from El Salvador prison in push for alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with El Salvador's Vice President Félix Ulloa Monday during a visit to the Latin American country in a push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has alleged MS-13 ties.

  5. CBS News

    Maryland Sen. Van Hollen to visit El Salvador to check on mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Van Hollen said he hopes to visit Abrego Garcia and "check on his well-being."

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    El Salvador denies Maryland senator’s request to meet with mistakenly deported man (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man sent there by the Trump administration despite a court order preventing his deportation.

  7. The Columbian

    Maryland Sen. Van Hollen says he was denied entry to prison where Kilman Abrego Garcia is held (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he was denied entry into the El Salvador prison where Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being held.

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Maryland senator visits El Salvador (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    SAN SALVADOR -- Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador on Wednesday and met with the country's vice president to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation.

  9. Fox32 Chicago

    Maryland senator meets with man mistakenly deported at Salvadoran prison (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in an El Salvador prison on Thursday.

  10. NewsBusters

    Networks Celebrate Van Hollen Like a New Hero for Meeting with Abrego Garcia (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    On Friday, the “Big Three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC had full segments on their flagship morning news shows heralding Maryland Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen for flying down to El Salvador and meeting with alleged MS-13 gang member and former illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whom the liberal me…

  11. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador amid court fight over US return (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Van Hollen posted a photo of the meeting on X, saying he also called Abrego Garcia’s wife “to pass along his message of love.”

  12. Al Jazeera

    US Senator meets wrongly deported migrant Abrego Garcia in El Salvador (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen shares a photo with the man whose return was ordered by the top US court.

  13. CBS News

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia meets with Maryland senator in El Salvador, weeks after mistaken deportation (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he met Thursday with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who immigration officials admitted was deported by error to El Salvador.

  14. NBC New York

    Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who is being held in an El Salvador prison after wrongly being deported from Maryland.

  15. The Guardian

    Maryland senator meets Kilmar Ábrego García in El Salvador amid battle over US return (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Chris Van Hollen posts photo on X but does not provide update on status of man wrongly deported from US

  16. CNN

    Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Abrego Garcia described being ‘traumatized’ at CECOT, has been moved to different detention center (opens CNN)

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    Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Friday detailed his recent meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, saying the Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador described being “traumatized” by his time at the country’s notorious CECOT prison and has since been moved.

  17. Fox News

    Dem Senator Van Hollen meets, shakes hands with Abrego Garcia; El Salvador says inmate will remain in custody (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador on Thursday after being denied access to the CECOT inmate multiple times.

  18. WHDH Boston

    Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador amid court fight over US return - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    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

  19. NBC4 Washington

    Maryland senator says Kilmar Abrego Garcia was traumatized in El Salvador after mistaken deportation (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Sen. Chris Van Hollen revealed new details about his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who the Trump admin says was mistakenly deported.

  20. Forbes

    Sen. Van Hollen Meets Kilmar Abrego Garcia In El Salvador (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The senator met with the Maryland man who had been mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month.

  21. The Columbian

    Trump officials’ defiance over Abrego Garcia’s deportation is ‘shocking,’ appeals court says (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s claim that it can't do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S. “should be shocking,” a federal app

  22. Fox5 Atlanta

    Maryland senator meets with man mistakenly deported to Salvadoran prison (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in an El Salvador prison on Thursday.

  23. UPI

    Sen. Chris Van Hollen meets with wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with wrongly deported immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador on Thursday, a day after he was denied visiting his constituent who is being held at an El Salvadoran prison.

  24. Rolling Stone

    Senator Meets With Trump Immigration Victim in El Salvador (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Chris Van Hollen shared an image meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man whom Trump illegally deported to an El Salvador torture prison.

  25. WTOP Washington DC

    Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    In a post on X Thursday night, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen confirmed he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Prince George’s County resident who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month.

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