US Senator Van Hollen says he met wrongly deported man in El Salvador

U.S. Senator Van Hollen speaks during El Salvador visit to advocate for release of Abrego in San Salvador

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Thursday he met Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man wrongly deported to El Salvador by the administration of Republican President Donald Trump.

The senator posted an image with Abrego Garcia on social media platform X.

“I said my main goal of this trip (to El Salvador) was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return,” the senator wrote in his post.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh And Ismail Shakil)