US Senator Chris van Hollen has in El Salvador with one of the USA Despite granted protection, deported migrants. The Democrat published a photo of the meeting with Kilmar Ábrego García on the platform X. The Salvadorian was deported from the USA a month ago and was taken to a notorious high -security prison in the Central American country. His fate is the subject of a legal discussion in the United States.
Van Hollen had personally traveled to the authoritarian governed El Salvador to work to return to the USA for the return of Ábrego. «I had said my main goal on this trip was to meet Kilmar. I had the opportunity this evening, »the senator wrote. Where the meeting took place is unclear. The photo shows the two men in a room that looks like a restaurant. Cups and water glasses can be seen on the table. The Salvadorian does not wear prisoner uniform, but civilian clothing. The Senator wrote that he called Ábrego’s wife to issue a message and would later report in detail about the trip in the United States.
President Bukele mockingly excludes return
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, meanwhile, commented on the meeting ironically X: “Kilmar Ábrego García, miraculously risen from” death camps “&” torture “, now sips Margaritas with Senator van Hollen in the tropical paradise El Salvador!”, He wrote in English. In another post, he added: “After it was confirmed that he is healthy, he will have the honor to stay in the care of El Salvador”. Bukele published three more photos of the meeting.
Since the man was deported, his family had not been able to contact him. The 29-year-old originally comes from El Salvador and, according to the US media, had entered the United States on the run from gang violence in 2012. Although his asylum application was rejected in 2019, he received abdominal protection – with reference to impending political persecution.
Nevertheless, Ábrego García was arrested and deported in the state of Maryland in mid -March, which Van Hollen represents in the Senate. The US government initially spoke of an “administrative mistake”, but at the same time confirmed the accusation that he was a member of the notorious gang MS-13. Ábrego García and his lawyers deny that.
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