The recent trip of Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to El Salvador to advocate for the release of Kilmar Abrego García, a national Salvador de Salvador, has caused an intense debate and caused strong criticism.
The legislator’s trip to the Central American Nation, where it was access to Garcia in the center of terrorism connination (CECOT) Maximum security prison, showed the true colors of anti-Borders politicians: an instincta Theice Theicze Theicze Theicze Theicze Theicze Theic.
Van Hollen’s trip was Ostensibey to address what he called the “illegal kidnapping” of Garcia, who was deported in March 2025 despite a court order that prevented his removal. The senator with the vice president of El Salvador, Félix Ulloa, pressing for Garcia’s release and claiming that the Trump administration was paying El Salvador to stop him.
However, the Department of National Security and the White House have constantly described Garcia as a member of the MS-13 gang, trafficker of people and illegal alien characterization backed by a 2019 Police report Citing the accusation of a confidential informant of the affiliation of Garcia gangs. Although Garcia has not been convicted of crimes related to gangs, the Trump administration and the Salvadoran authorities argue that their deportation was justified, with the attorney general PAM Bondi Decreting That Garcia “does not return” to the United States.
Senator’s actions reflect an insufferable pattern among anti-Borders politicians, which defend aloud the cause of illegal foreigners with a zeal that often eclipses the needs of their own components. Van Hollen’s decision to fly to El Salvador, potentially using taxpayers funds, to advocate the aliens accused of links with a violent gang in marked contrast with their limited commitment to problems that affect legal Marylanders.
Patty Morin, Rachel Morin’s mother, a Maryland woman, brutally murdered in 2023 by an illegal foreigner from El Salvador, publicly criticized by Hollen failure to recognize the death of her dairy while expelling time and resources. Morin’s Observations At a white house conference, he highlighted the indifference of the senator team to victims of crimes committed by illegal aliens, and said Hey “not only did not flee to contact” the murder of Re -Hoja.
Van Hollen’s journey, along with his vocal defense of Garcia, shows a will to overlook high accusations of crime in favor of a narrative that portrays sports as victims of injustice. Your mixed voting registration on immigration, such as your opposition To the Laken Riley Law, which aimed to strengthen deportation policies, reinforces in the growing perception that he and his colleagues of related ideas are more concerned with protecting illegal aliens for the concerns of the US family.
The role of corporate media in this saga has been equally worrying, and the points of sale that García frequently describes as a “Maryland father” or “Maryland resident” to evoke sympathy. This framed goes on the most worrying aspects of its case, including accusations of affiliation of foreign gangs and a documented history of domestic violence. A 2021 Maryland Protection order Archive by the wife and police records of Garcia that label him as a painting of “violent” repeat offenders a much less healthy image than the disinfected representation of the media suggests.
By emphasizing García’s family ties while minimizing or omitting their alleged criminal connections, the media promoted by the agenda manufacture a biased narrative that aligns with the defense of pro -ollagal immigration. This selective report deceives the public and darkens the legitimate groups raised by the Trump administration and critics such as the representative Andy Harris (R-MD), Whooo battery They go to exhibit a “double standard” when focusing on Garcia while neglecting victims like Rachel Morin.
Van Hollen’s defenders argue that his trip was a necessary response to a spontaneous abortion of justice, pointing to the United States Supreme Courts unanimous decision that the Government must facilitate García’s return due to “administrative error.” They are constant that the lack of concrete evidence that links Garcia to MS-13 justifies the efforts of the senator to ensure his release.
However, this argument ignores the unavoidable truth: Garcia lived illegally in the United States, and there is evidence that it was part of a foreign terrorist organization. In his statement on the case, the attorney general Bondi said that García’s deportation was not “unauthorized” due to a missing paperwork. If they return it, that step would be complete and would be on the next flight back to El Salvador.
Ultimately, the trip of El Salvador de Van Hollen serves as a reminder of why the popularity of Donald Trump’s emphasis on border security has been growing. By defending the cause of an illegal alien deported with alleged links with a violent gang, from Hollen and those with similar inclinations show how deaf they are to the needs of US citizens. Until they go and their comrades realize their positions in immigration with those of most Americans, they will continue to be exactly where they are now: in the political desert, out of contact with voters and defending the indefensible.
Dale L. Wilcox is executive director and general advisor of the Immigration Reform Law InstituteA law firm of public interest that works to defend the rights and interests of the US people of the negative effects of mass migration.