Van Hollen speaks with Kilmar Abrego Garcia ahead of possible Uganda deportation
Source: WJLA-TV Washington, D.C.
Sun, August 24th 2025 at 2:14 PM
Updated Sun, August 24th 2025 at 2:49 PM
BALTIMORE, Md. (7News) — Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) spoke virtually with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife on Sunday morning after immigration officials said they want him deported to Uganda.
Van Hollen said it was his first time speaking with Abrego Garcia since their meeting in El Salvador.
“I was glad to have the opportunity to speak with Kilmar Ábrego García this morning and welcome him back to Maryland after what has been a long and torturous nightmare,” wrote Van Hollen. “During our conversation, I shared with him that I and many others have been fighting for months to ensure that his constitutional due process rights were respected despite Trump’s efforts to deny them at every turn.”
Abrego Garcia, whose case gained national attention when he was mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador earlier this year, was released from a Tennessee jail on Friday. Not even 24 hours after his release and return to Maryland, the Department of Homeland Security notified his attorneys that he would be deported to Uganda and should report to immigration authorities on Monday.
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Link to Senator Van Hollen PRESS RELEASE - Van Hollen Statement on Meeting with Kilmar Ábrego García
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