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Trump Administration Faces Mounting Pressure Over Defiance of Court Orders in Abrego Garcia Deportation Case

Senator Van Hollen challenges White House claims, citing Salvadoran VP's assertion that the U.S. controls detainee's fate.

Jennifer Vasquez Sura, Cesar Abrego Garcia, and Cecilia Garcia de Abrego, the family of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, react as U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) holds a press conference after returning from a visit to El Salvador, where he advocated for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man deported from the U.S. without due process by the Trump administration, as an alleged MS-13 gang member and sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), a maximum security prison in El Salvador, at Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Virginia, U.S., April 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, left, speaks to the media at Dulles Airport on his meeting with Kilmar Garcia in El Salvador yesterday and the overall situation as Jennifer Vasquez Sura wife of Garcia wipes away tears. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)
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Overview

  • Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a U.S. resident shielded by a 2019 withholding order, remains detained in El Salvador after his March deportation, which the Trump administration initially called an 'administrative error.'
  • Sen. Chris Van Hollen sent a letter to President Trump, revealing that Salvadoran Vice President Félix Ulloa stated the U.S. is paying El Salvador to detain Abrego Garcia and holds the authority to secure his release.
  • Administration officials, including Border Czar Tom Homan, now assert Abrego Garcia is an MS-13 gang member and a 'terrorist,' though he has no criminal record and his attorneys deny the claims.
  • Despite multiple court rulings, including a unanimous Supreme Court order, the Trump administration has resisted repatriating Abrego Garcia, citing alleged sovereign and logistical barriers.
  • Judge Paula Xinis has paused discovery proceedings until April 30, while political and legal tensions escalate over executive noncompliance with judicial mandates.