Overview

• Kilmar Ábrego García, deported in March despite a U.S. court protection order, remains detained in a Santa Ana facility in El Salvador without outside contact.
• The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to secure Ábrego's return, but the administration has refused to comply, citing unproven gang affiliations.
• Senator Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador, met with Ábrego, and criticized his deportation as a violation of constitutional rights and due process.
• El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele mocked the meeting by posting staged photos implying Ábrego was living luxuriously, a claim Van Hollen refuted as propaganda.
• President Trump dismissed the court orders and derided Van Hollen, while continuing to allege Ábrego's gang ties without presenting evidence.