Maryland Sen. Van Hollen says he was denied entry to the El Salvador prison holding Abrego Garcia

SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he was denied entry into an El Savador prison on Thursday while he was trying to check on the well-being of of Kilmar Abrego Garcia , a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation. Van Hollen is in El Salvador to push for Abrego Garcia's release.

The Democratic senator said at a news conference in San Salvador that his car was stopped by soldiers at a checkpoint about 3 kilometers from the Terrorism Confinement Center , or CECOT, even as they let other cars go on. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.



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