Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen has vowed to take action if the Trump administration does not return Kilmar Ábrego García to the US soon. Ábrego García was mistakenly deported to a facility in El Salvador last month, with officials claiming he had ties to the MS-13 gang. However, a federal judge has ruled that his deportation was an error and ordered the government to facilitate his return, although El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has refused to allow it.
Ábrego García, who came to the US from El Salvador illegally in 2011, had legal protection from deportation due to persecution risks from local gangs in his home country. His wife, a US citizen, has criticized the political manipulation of his life by the Trump and Bukele administrations. Despite the administration claiming he is a gang member, no evidence has been provided to support this allegation.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration must try to facilitate Ábrego García’s return, but has not set a deadline for his release. He is currently being held in El Salvador’s Cecot (Terrorism Confinement Centre). Senator Van Hollen has threatened to travel to El Salvador to check on his condition and secure his release if he is not returned promptly. The government has been given two weeks to provide more information on its efforts to release Ábrego García, with the judge warning of potential contempt of court if they do not act in good faith.
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