I wrote most of this post earlier on Thursday, when Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) had twice been denied access to Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia. This, despite his illegal deportation to El Salvador’s notorious torture prison in what the Trump administration had called an “administrative error.”
It was beyond suspicious that El Salvador, the Trump administration and the Republicans were doing their best to keep Abrego Garcia hidden. The fact that he was finally allowed to meet with Van Hollen suggests that the pressure is working. Still, we need to know what conditions Abrego Garcia was previously held under and whether they have improved since Van Hollen shone such a bright spotlight on an apparent plot to keep him disappeared.
The Trump administration refuses to bring Abrego Garcia back, despite numerous court orders and threat of contempt proceedings. Trump and his toadies are ridiculously claiming they have no power to get him back from El Salvador.
