Senator's meeting in El Salvador stirs U.S. controversy
Senator Chris Van Hollen of the Democratic Party met with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. Garcia, an immigrant from the USA, has been accused by Republicans of having ties to the MS-13 gang and was deported by Donald Trump's administration. El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has also spoken on the matter.
The Abrego Garcia case is stirring up American public opinion and media. The man was deported from the USA to El Salvador. He is accused of illegal entry and membership in the MS-13 gang.
The US Supreme Court stated that the charges against Garcia are unfounded and ordered for him to be brought back to the United States. A legal error in Abrego Garcia's deportation was partially acknowledged by a lawyer from Donald Trump's administration during the trial.
Although the Americans have admitted the mistake, Donald Trump and El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele are not eager to correct it. According to the Democratic Party, Abrego Garcia is a victim of the oppressive deportation system devised by the U.S. president.
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen's meeting with Garcia has sparked significant controversy in conservative circles. According to Republican Party politicians and El Salvador's president, the senator from Maryland was seen having something resembling a margarita during the meeting.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, miraculously risen from the "death camps" & "torture", now sipping margaritas with Sen. Van Hollen in the tropical paradise of El Salvador! - wrote Bukele on X.
Bukele thereby referred to accusations that Garcia was detained and tortured by Salvadoran services.
Van Hollen did not directly comment on the allegations from Bukele and American conservatives. He only stated that he sends expressions of support for Abrego Garcia's family.
