Overview

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident with protected status, was mistakenly deported to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador in March 2025.
• The Trump administration has admitted the deportation was an administrative error but has not yet secured his return, citing his current detention in El Salvador.
• Maryland Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, joined by 23 other Democratic senators, issued a letter demanding immediate corrective action from the administration.
• The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily stayed a federal judge's order requiring the administration to bring Abrego Garcia back to the United States.
• Debates continue over unsubstantiated claims of gang affiliation, with critics emphasizing the violation of Abrego Garcia's due process rights and the broader implications for immigration policy.