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Chris Van Hollen Reveals He Was Stopped By Police While Trying To Visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia
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4/17/2025
At a press briefing on Thursday, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) spoke about how he was stopped by police in El Salvador while trying to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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Our goal was very simple today, which was to check on the health and well-being of Gilmar.
00:16
But we were stopped by soldiers at a checkpoint about three kilometers from the Seacock prison.
00:30
We were told by the soldiers that they'd been ordered not to allow us to proceed any further than that point.
00:47
I should point out that since Mr. Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted and sent to Seacock,
00:56
he has had no communication with anybody on the outside.
01:14
His wife and his lawyers have tried to make contact with them. They've not been able to.
01:21
Tanto su esposa como sus abogados han tratado de contactarse con ellos sin ningún resultado positivo.
01:27
His mother wants to make contact with them. She's not been able to.
01:36
And I, of course, tried to make contact with him because he resides in the state of Maryland,
01:44
and that is where his wife and mother and brother also reside.
01:49
So there's been no ability, no ability to find out anything about his health and well-being.
02:09
The U.S. Embassy here has not been asked by the Trump administration to inquire about his health and well-being.
02:26
And I should point out that this inability to communicate with his lawyers is a violation of international law.
02:47
El Salvador is a party to the international covenant on civil and political rights.
03:06
El Salvador has signed and ratified that covenant.
03:16
El Salvador ha firmado y ratificado ese convenio.
03:20
And that covenant says, and I quote,
03:26
a detained or imprisoned person shall be entitled to communicate and consult with his legal counsel, unquote.
03:36
And I have to say, and I quote, and I quote,
03:40
and I quote, what the Convenio says,
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that a person who is detained or arrested has all the right to communicate or do consult with his legal counsel.
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And that is why I want to submit Facebook with his legal counsel in the United States.
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