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PULSE POINTS:
❓What Happened: Four House Democrats traveled to El Salvador concerning the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran illegal immigrant who they claim was wrongfully deported from Maryland.
👥 Who’s Involved: Reps. Robert Garcia (D-CA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ); Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
📍 Where & When: El Salvador, visit by Reps. began Monday, following Sen. Van Hollen’s visit the previous week.
💬 Key Quote: Far-left California Rep. Robert Garcia remarked, “While Donald Trump continues to defy the Supreme Court, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being held illegally in El Salvador after being wrongfully deported.”
⚠️ Impact: The case highlights ongoing Democrat Party obsessions with foreign criminals, deportation processes, and concerns about “due process” for illegals.
IN FULL:
Four Democrat members of the House of Representatives have traveled to El Salvador to attempt to represent a foreign, alleged MS-13 gang member and El Salvadoran national, Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The delegation, comprised of Reps. Robert Garcia of California, Maxwell Frost of Florida, Maxine Dexter of Oregon, and Yassamin Ansari of Arizona are questioning his deportation from Maryland, which they describe as wrongful.
Abrego Garcia had been living in the U.S. and faced deportation due to illegal entry. However, in 2019, an immigration judge issued a withholding of removal order, citing fears of persecution by a rival gang should he return to El Salvador. However, the country’s government has subsequently ended the rival gang’s presence.
The lawmakers’ journey follows Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen‘s recent visit to El Salvador, where Van Hollen had the opportunity to meet with Abrego Garcia.
Rep. Robert Garcia emphasized the purpose of their visit, stating, “While Donald Trump continues to defy the Supreme Court, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being held illegally in El Salvador after being wrongfully deported.” The Trump administration has countered claims of wrongful deportation, arguing that Abrego Garcia is involved with the notorious gang MS-13 and that the withholding of removal order is effectively vacated now that the gang is considered a foreign terrorist organization (FTO).
President Donald J. Trump pointed out the tattoos on Abrego Garcia’s hand, which indicate his membership in MS-13.
“They said he is not a member of MS-13, even though he’s got MS-13 tattooed onto his knuckles, and two Highly Respected Courts found that he was a member of MS-13, beat up his wife, etc,” President Trump said.
Stephen Miller, a senior White House aide, also contended that the deportation was not in error and blamed a Department of Justice attorney for suggesting otherwise.
DHS photo by Tia Dufour.
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