US Senator's El Salvador visit in pics as he gives major update on ‘traumatised’ Maryland man, ‘margarita’ photo op

US Sentaor Chris Van Hollen denied having cocktails with ‘wrongly’ deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia during his visit to El Salvador.

Published on Apr 19, 2025 07:03 PM IST 10 Photos
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US Senator Chris Van Hollen (L) shaking hands with Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia (R), a US citizen wrongfully deported to his home country, at a hotel in San Salvador on April 17, 2025.  (AFP)

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Van Hollen met with Salvadoran Abrego Garcia, whose wrongful deportation has triggered a political firestorm over President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration policies. He was detained in Maryland last month and expelled to El Salvador along with 238 Venezuelans and 22 fellow Salvadorans who were deported shortly after President Donald Trump invoked a rarely-used wartime authority.(AFP)

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Van Hollen speaks during a press conference at a hotel in San Salvador on April 17, 2025. US Senator Chris Van Hollen said Wednesday that El Salvador had denied his request to release US resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose wrongful deportation triggered a political firestorm over President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration policies. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP)(AFP)

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US Senator Chris Van Hollen addresses media questions as Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains imprisoned in a notorious jail in his native country despite a US federal judge's order, backed by the Supreme Court, for his return to the United States. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP)(AFP)

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After returning from a three-day trip to El Salvador to demand the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Van Hollen said that the controversy surrounding his unjust deportation and confinement "is not only about one man" but also about Trump's contempt for the American legal system.(AP)

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