Overview

• Kilmar Ábrego García, deported from the US despite court protection, remains detained in El Salvador under improved conditions but without outside contact.
• Senator Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador to meet Ábrego, calling his deportation a violation of constitutional rights and likening it to an abduction.
• El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele mocked the meeting online, posting staged photos and sarcastic comments, escalating political tensions.
• President Trump dismissed Van Hollen as seeking attention, while continuing to defy court rulings, including a Supreme Court order to return Ábrego to the US.
• The case underscores broader concerns over executive overreach, human rights, and the erosion of judicial authority in US governance.