Maryland Senator Denied Prison Visit With Wrongfully Deported Man In El Salvador Maryland Senator Denied Prison Visit With Wrongfully Deported Man In El Salvador Maryland Senator Denied Prison Visit With Wrongfully Deported Man In El Salvador
Maryland Senator Denied Prison Visit With Wrongfully Deported Man In El Salvador Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen's trip to El Salvador to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia in prison took an unexpected turn on Thursday. Van Hollen was denied access to Abrego Garcia at the CECOT high-security facility—along with the family's lawyer—as they went to check on his well-being, the senator said on April 17. "We just tried to go visit him in prison, just to check on his condition, and if he is doing okay, because nobody has had any communication from him since he was illegally abducted from Maryland and sent to prison in El Salvador," Van Hollen said miles away from the prison. Van Hol…
Judge Finds Probable Cause To Hold Trump Administration In Criminal Contempt Judge Finds Probable Cause To Hold Trump Administration In Criminal Contempt Judge Finds Probable Cause To Hold Trump Administration In Criminal Contempt
Judge Finds Probable Cause To Hold Trump Administration In Criminal Contempt There is “probable cause” to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court, a federal judge has just announced. US District Judge James Boasberg, presiding in the District of Columbia, announced in a 46-page decision released on Wednesday, April 16, that the administration has failed to comply with his directive issued last month, which mandated an immediate suspension of deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. On Saturday, March 15, the federal government invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to target individuals associated with Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang allege…
Senator Flies To El Salvador To Visit Maryland Dad Mistakenly Deported To Notorious Prison Senator Flies To El Salvador To Visit Maryland Dad Mistakenly Deported To Notorious Prison Senator Flies To El Salvador To Visit Maryland Dad Mistakenly Deported To Notorious Prison
Senator Flies To El Salvador To Visit Maryland Dad Mistakenly Deported To Notorious Prison Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen made good on his word and took an early morning flight to El Salvador to check on the well-being of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to a high-security prison.  Abrego Garcia has drawn national attention after the father of three was shipped out of the country on what federal officials admitted was an "administrative error."  This week, El Salvador President Bukele visited the White House, where he and the Trump administration admitted they have no intention of returning him to the US.  "How can I return him to the United State…
Incest, Child Rape: Woman In US Illegally Faces Horrifying Crimes Against Mass Child Incest, Child Rape: Woman In US Illegally Faces Horrifying Crimes Against Mass Child Incest, Child Rape: Woman In US Illegally Faces Horrifying Crimes Against Mass Child
Incest, Child Rape: Woman In US Illegally Faces Horrifying Crimes Against Mass Child Federal authorities have arrested a Brazilian woman living illegally in Massachusetts who now faces multiple charges connected to the sexual abuse of a child, officials said. Ilma Leandro De Oliveira, 53, was taken into custody in Falmouth on March 20 by agents from ICE, the FBI, and the ATF, according to officials on Tuesday, April 15. De Oliveira is accused of committing numerous crimes involving the sexual abuse of a child. According to ICE, she is charged with rape of a child, reckless endangerment of a child, indecent exposure, indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, unnatura…
Trump Rages Over Rachel Morin’s Killer, Slams ‘Maryland Father’ In Deportation Rant Trump Rages Over Rachel Morin’s Killer, Slams ‘Maryland Father’ In Deportation Rant Trump Rages Over Rachel Morin’s Killer, Slams ‘Maryland Father’ In Deportation Rant
Trump Rages Over Rachel Morin’s Killer, Slams ‘Maryland Father’ In Deportation Rant President Donald Trump had Maryland on his mind during one of his latest tirades on social media.  Hours after meeting with the El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele about the fate of deported Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the conviction of Victor Martinez-Hernandez for the rape and murder of Rachel Morin, Trump shared some thoughts on Truth Social. "Moments ago, the Illegal Criminal, who was allowed into our Country by Crooked Joe Biden, was convicted of the heinous murder of Rachel Morin," he wrote. "Rachel was a beautiful mother of five from Maryland, and her life was tak…
Deported Maryland Dad Denied Reentry: ‘I’m Not Going To Smuggle Him In,' Bukele Says Deported Maryland Dad Denied Reentry: ‘I’m Not Going To Smuggle Him In,' Bukele Says Deported Maryland Dad Denied Reentry: ‘I’m Not Going To Smuggle Him In,' Bukele Says
Deported Maryland Dad Denied Reentry: ‘I’m Not Going To Smuggle Him In,' Bukele Says Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return to America from a Salvadoran prison has hit another roadblock.  The Maryland father who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador will not be returned, according to President Nayib Bukele, who was visiting the White House on Monday. "How can I return him to the United States," he said sitting next to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office when pressed by reporters about Abrego Garcia's status. "Am I going to smuggle him into the United States? I'm not going to do it. That question is preposterous. We're not very fond of releasing terrorists."  …
Trump, Bukele Meet At WH As Wrongfully Deported Maryland Father Remains In El Salvador Prison Trump, Bukele Meet At WH As Wrongfully Deported Maryland Father Remains In El Salvador Prison Trump, Bukele Meet At WH As Wrongfully Deported Maryland Father Remains In El Salvador Prison
Trump, Bukele Meet At WH As Wrongfully Deported Maryland Father Remains In El Salvador Prison As President Donald Trump prepares to welcome El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to the White House on Monday, a Maryland father remains locked inside the Central American nation’s most notorious prison — even after ICE admitted it deported him by mistake. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a longtime Prince George’s County resident, was taken into custody by immigration agents in March 2025 while picking up his son from his grandmother’s house. Agents falsely told him his protected status had changed, according to court records. He was detained, transferred to Texas, and put on a deportation flight t…
Illegal Immigrant Released After Sex Abuse Conviction Re-Arrested In Great Falls: ICE Illegal Immigrant Released After Sex Abuse Conviction Re-Arrested In Great Falls: ICE Illegal Immigrant Released After Sex Abuse Conviction Re-Arrested In Great Falls: ICE
Illegal Immigrant Released After Sex Abuse Conviction Re-Arrested In Great Falls: ICE A Guatemalan national convicted of having sex with a child was released by a Virginia jail despite an ICE detainer — but now he's back in federal custody after a major multi-agency takedown, authorities said. Ander Cortez-Mendez, 21, was arrested on Wednesday, April 2 in Falls Church, by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers working with ATF, the DEA, and the Diplomatic Security Service, ICE officials announced. Cortez-Mendez, who is in the country illegally, had previously been convicted in Fairfax County Circuit Court of consensual sexual intercourse with a child.  He was …
US Senators Demand Return Of Wrongfully Deported Maryland Dad From El Salvador Prison US Senators Demand Return Of Wrongfully Deported Maryland Dad From El Salvador Prison US Senators Demand Return Of Wrongfully Deported Maryland Dad From El Salvador Prison
US Senators Demand Return Of Wrongfully Deported Maryland Dad From El Salvador Prison A Maryland father wrongly deported to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador has become the focus of a growing political firestorm, with more than two dozen US senators now demanding that the Trump administration bring him home. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has lived in the US since 2011, was detained by ICE after being stopped in March 2025 while picking up his son from his grandmother's home, "inaccurately telling him that his protected status had changed," according to court documents. Federal officials later admitted their error after Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador's …
Johns Hopkins Students Lose Visas Amid Federal Immigration Push: Reports Johns Hopkins Students Lose Visas Amid Federal Immigration Push: Reports Johns Hopkins Students Lose Visas Amid Federal Immigration Push: Reports
Johns Hopkins Students Lose Visas Amid Federal Immigration Push: Reports About a dozen international students at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore had their visas revoked, according to officials. Several students and recent graduates who had F-1 visas through the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System had their information pulled amid the Trump administration's ongoing push to deport immigrants. The F-1 visa allows students to enter the United States as a full-time student at an accredited college, university, seminary, conservatory, academic high school, elementary school, or other academic institution or in a language training program. Accor…
Avelo To Fly ICE Deportation Flights, Sparking Boycott As Critics Slam 'Cruel' Policy Avelo To Fly ICE Deportation Flights, Sparking Boycott As Critics Slam 'Cruel' Policy Avelo To Fly ICE Deportation Flights, Sparking Boycott As Critics Slam 'Cruel' Policy
Avelo To Fly ICE Deportation Flights, Sparking Boycott As Critics Slam 'Cruel' Policy Avelo Airlines has received widespread criticism after agreeing to fly deportation charter flights for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. An Avelo spokesperson confirmed the airline's ICE partnership to the Daily Voice on Tuesday, April 8. The "long-term charter program" will be based at Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) in suburban Phoenix and begin on Monday, May 12. The Houston-based airline said its operations with the Department of Homeland Security will utilize three Boeing 737-800 planes. "Flights will be both domestic and international to support the department's deportat…
Federal Judge Blocks Return Of Maryland Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador Federal Judge Blocks Return Of Maryland Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador Federal Judge Blocks Return Of Maryland Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador
Federal Judge Blocks Return Of Maryland Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador A federal judge has overruled a lower court’s order requiring the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Maryland by midnight Monday. The temporary order was issued hours before Abrego Garcia was scheduled to be returned home after the former MS-13-affiliated man was mistakenly shipped to a notorious El Salvadoran detention center. Top officials admitted the deportation was a mistake, but they’ve dragged their feet in reuniting him with his wife and family in Maryland. Abrego Garcia had previously been granted withholding of removal by an immigration judge back in 2019…