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Senator Chris Van Hollen

@chrisvanhollen

U.S. Senator for Maryland

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linkhttps://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/ calendar_today15-12-2008 15:00:29

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If the Trump Admin was able to illegally abduct Kilmar Abrego Garcia and send him to El Salvador in 72 hours, then they can sure as hell bring him home in less than that. Their foot-dragging on complying with court orders is unacceptable. They need to bring Kilmar home NOW.

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🚨Today we learned Trump plans to absolutely GUT the science mission at NASA—the foundation of our entire space program—including its engine: Maryland’s NASA Goddard. Make no mistake: this will destroy America's leadership in scientific research & innovation. It CANNOT happen.

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Yesterday Trump announced the latest law firms that have capitulated to his lawlessness and political blackmail. Shame on them.   Firms that are buckling to Trump’s bullying are paving a short road to tyranny.

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Elon Musk talks about finding life on other planets, but he sure as hell doesn’t care about it here on earth. As a result of Musk and Trump’s efforts to dismantle USAID, more children are dying as they desperately seek treatments for diseases. nytimes.com/2025/04/11/wor…

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Secretary Rubio isn't doing a lot of foreign policy these days, but what he IS doing is disappearing people for voicing their First Amendment rights. Secretary Marco Rubio, why don't you stop lying & picking on college students and come testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee?

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Today I visited MD's NASA Goddard—the heart of our entire space science enterprise—which Trump & Musk want to gut to fund tax cuts for billionaires. As Steny Hoyer, Rep. Glenn Ivey & I made clear, we will fight like hell to stop this assault on American innovation & leadership.

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I've been clear: if President Bukele doesn't want to meet here in D.C., then I intend to go to El Salvador this week to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's condition and discuss his release. Kilmar was illegally ABDUCTED and deported by the Trump Admin. He must be brought home NOW.

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Mr. Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted by the Trump Admin and, by their own admission, wrongly deported to El Salvador. He shouldn’t have to spend another second away from his family. I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.

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To Elon Musk and the other billionaires in Trump’s cabinet, no — Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme. It’s a PROMISE to the American people. On this Social Security Day of Action and every day, we are fighting like hell to keep that promise.

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump think they can punish people for expressing views they disagree with. Well guess what: that's not how the First Amendment works. I salute Harvard and all those who are resisting Trump's political blackmail and bullying. And shame on those who are not.

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The Trump Admin admitted in court that it made an “error” in abducting Mr. Abrego Garcia. Every second they ignore the court order to facilitate his return is another second of agony for his family. Listen to his wife, Jennifer, talk about the trauma this has inflicted on them:

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I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.

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I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia. I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.

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I just met with the Vice President of El Salvador as we fight for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. I’m speaking to the press now with the latest on our efforts. Tune in here: youtube.com/live/pYZPzHyCt…

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I've been in El Salvador all day fighting for the return of Mr. Abrego Garcia. The Trump Admin can lie all they want, but the Court said they failed to show he was part of MS-13. This is about bringing home a man they ADMIT should've never been abducted. I won't rest until then.

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We were just denied entry into CECOT — the notorious prison in El Salvador where Mr. Abrego Garcia is being illegally held. We were there for one simple reason: to check on his well-being, which his family and lawyers have not been allowed to do. We won’t stop fighting.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted and is being held in a notorious prison in El Salvador — barred from contacting his family or lawyers. I’m speaking to the press now after we were denied access to the prison to check on his condition. Tune in: youtube.com/live/427b4L23y…

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I said my main goal of this trip 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.

I said my main goal of this trip 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.
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I went to El Salvador hoping to meet with Kilmar & check on his well-being, and I had the chance to do that last night. Our courts have been clear: this was an ILLEGAL abduction. I’m speaking now about my meeting with Kilmar & our work to bring him home: x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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It is time for Trump to put up or shut up in Court. A FEDERAL JUDGE said “no evidence before the court connects Abrego Garcia to MS-13 or any criminal organization.” No one is vouching for one man. We are standing up for EVERYONE’s right to due process under the Constitution.