Trump team heads explode after Democrats push to rescue deported dad

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

After being challenged by Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, the Trump administration is in a panicked, full-court press to defend their abduction of Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia and send him to a dangerous prison in El Salvador.

Van Hollen visited El Salvador on Wednesday to check on Abrego Garcia’s wellbeing and possibly secure his release. He was denied access to the man, who has a wife and two children at home, who has not been charged with a crime, and whom a judge granted protection from deportation in 2019.

“U.S. courts have determined that he was illegally abducted from the United States and now finds himself in the most notorious prison in El Salvador,” Van Hollen said in a video statement.

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“The Trump Administration can lie all they want, but the Court said they failed to show he was part of MS-13,” Van Hollen wrote in a post on the social media site Bluesky, alongside the video. “This is about bringing home a man they ADMIT should never have been abducted. I won't rest until then.”

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/17/2316963/-Trump-team-goes-nuclear-after-Democrats-push-to-rescue-deported-dad

[SunSeeker]

1. Thank you Senator Van Hollen.

As the women's sign at his airport press conference said, "THIS is what leadership looks like."

[magicarpet]

2. Resist Fascism at every bend and turn.

[Dave Bowman]

3. This will probably be made into a movie. Sure hopping for a happy ending. ❤️

[slightlv]

4. I love how the repugs won't authorize a Democratic delegation to Salvador

I think I'd turn around to all of them, give them the middle finger, and then get on a plane. Fuck 'em... they did what they wanted when they were in office... and still are. Doesn't make any difference whether or not we agreed or "authorized." Let 'em suck eggs. Go, and then take them to court afterwards.