U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen caught up with his “constituent,” Kilmar Ábrego García, for the first time since his trip to El Salvador.
The Maryland Democrat had a virtual meet-up with the illegal alien who was deported to El Salvador, then returned to the U.S., where he is facing human smuggling charges.
“I was glad to have the opportunity to speak with Kilmar Ábrego García this morning and welcome him back to Maryland after what has been a long and torturous nightmare. It was the first time I have talked to him since our meeting in El Salvador,” Van Hollen said in a statement.
“During our conversation, I shared with him that I and many others have been fighting for months to ensure that his constitutional due process rights were respected despite Trump’s efforts to deny them at every turn,” he added.
Today I spoke with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The courts & public outcry forced Trump to return him to MD, but Trump’s cronies keep lying about his case & are engaged in a malicious abuse of power to try to deport him to Uganda.
As I told Kilmar, I won’t stop fighting for justice &… pic.twitter.com/3hm9dsZgDR
— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) August 24, 2025
As reported, Garcia was released from federal custody last week while awaiting trial and transported back to Maryland. Court filings indicate that Garcia “declined a plea deal this past week that would have given him the option to ‘live freely’ with refugee or residency status in Costa Rica after serving prison time,” according to The Hill.
Trump admin may deport ‘monster’ Abrego Garcia to Uganda ’72 hours’ after jail release https://t.co/gFfEeKoKVP via @BIZPACReview
— BPR based (@DumpstrFireNews) August 23, 2025
“The federal courts and public outcry forced the Administration to bring Ábrego García back to Maryland, but Trump’s cronies continue to lie about the facts in his case and they are engaged in a malicious abuse of power as they threaten to deport him to Uganda — to block his chance to defend himself against the new charges they brought,” Van Hollen said.
“As I told Kilmar and his wife Jennifer, we will stay in this fight for justice and due process because if his rights are denied, the rights of everyone else are put at risk,” the Democrat senator added.
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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