U.S. senator met wrongly deported Salvadoran man at hotel, calls for release

Summary

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen made an unusual stop in El Salvador on Friday as he attempted to meet with a man mistakenly deported from the U.S., only to face off againstC E C O T prison guards who wouldn’t let him leave. After initially refusing entry into El Salvador’s notorious penitentiary, Abrego Garcia was brought to Van Hollen’s hotel by his lawyer just before the senator departed on Thursday for Washington. When soldiers stopped them 3 kilometers from the prison, they were told he couldn’t proceed further without authorization.

Additional Summaries

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen unexpectedly met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran man mistakenly deported and currently held in the country's CECOT prison, where he was detained due to gang activity. After initially refusing entry, Van Hollen was stopped by soldiers 3 kilometers away from the prison when he tried to proceed further.

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran man mistakenly deported and now detained in a prison there. Initially denied requests to meet at his hotel, Abrego was present when Van Hollen left for the CECOT prison. Upon arrival outside the prison, soldiers stopped them, preventing further travel.