Chris Van Hollen: There Could Be Actions For El Salvador If They Stay 'Complicit' In Kilmar Abrego Garcia Holding

At a press briefing in El Salvador on Thursday, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) spoke about the holding of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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00:00siguiente pregunta senador buenas tardes fernando morales de canal 12 un gusto saludarlo tengo una

00:06consulta qué impacto podría tener este caso en la cooperación bilateral entre ambos países como la

00:13migración lucha contra el crimen organizado o asistencia económica y qué acciones diplomáticas

00:19o legislativas se podrían tomar en contra de el salvador si se sigue ignorando a la justicia

00:24bueno as i said in my opening statement i think the people united states want to have very good

00:34relationship with the people of el salvador and that includes expanding our economic relationship

00:41but i will say that if the government of el salvador remains complicit in the illegal

00:50detention of mr agregor garcia in cica prison then there will be

01:01i think actions proposed certainly to take until we resolve this very important issue

01:10so i think i think that the people of the united states want to have good relations with the

01:19country of el salvador but while the government of el salvador remains complacent in his way of

01:27thinking in the detention of the illegal and the rap of the señor abrigo garcía and

01:36i think that the people of the united states want to have good relations with the united states

01:46because american taxpayers dollars should not be used in a way that violates the court orders of the united states

01:58because the money that the contributors have given in the united states can not be used in violation of the laws of the united states

02:10yes