Overview

• Four House Democrats, led by Reps. Robert Garcia and Maxwell Frost, have arrived in El Salvador to demand the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported despite a court order protecting him.
• The Trump administration has refused to comply with a unanimous Supreme Court directive to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return, citing Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s lack of cooperation.
• The case has become a flashpoint in debates over immigration policy, executive authority, and constitutional rights, with courts also blocking further use of the Alien Enemies Act in deportations.
• House Republicans, granted official travel last week, toured the CECOT prison, highlighting partisan divides over oversight and the treatment of detained migrants.
• Democrats are also investigating the welfare of other deportees, including Andry José Hernández, a Venezuelan asylum seeker misidentified as a gang member and sent to El Salvador.