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Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland demanded answers Thursday from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem about how the Trump Administration is facilitating Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return to the U.S. after his mistaken deportation.
The heated exchange occurred as Noem was testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Van Hollen has been advocating for the return of Abrego Garcia after the Maryland man was deported in March to a prison in his native country of El Salvador. Abrego Garcia entered the U.S. illegally in 2011, but obtained a withholding of removal order in 2019 that should have prevented his deportation to El Salvador.
When Van Hollen pushed for answers about what DHS is doing to aid in Abrego Garcia’s return, Noem responded that the administration is “following and complying with all federal court items.”
“He’s a terrorist. And he’s not a U.S. citizen,” Noem continued about Abrego Garcia. “He’s a citizen of El Salvador, and he’s home. If he were to come back here, we would take him immediately.”
Van Hollen said he is not vouching for Abrego Garcia, but rather for the right to due process. He has said Abrego Garcia was denied that right when he was sent to a prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
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