Sen. Van Hollen: Kilmar Garcia Hasn’t Been Able to Communicate with Anybody, That Is a Violation of International Law

LEMIRE Senator good morning ░░░░░░░░ part question for you ░░░░░░░░ just tell us a ░░░░░░░░ bit about your visit ░░░░░░░░ know there was the ░░░░░░░░ Salvador government You alleged ░░░░░░░░ they sort of tried ░░░░░░░░ stagecraft some of this ░░░░░░░░ putting drinks on the ░░░░░░░░ and the like to ░░░░░░░░ to suggest that the ░░░░░░░░ there was being well ░░░░░░░░ care of Tell us ░░░░░░░░ how he is doing ░░░░░░░░ also could you respond ░░░░░░░░ some Democrats who say ░░░░░░░░ too much attention is ░░░░░░░░ paid to this one ░░░░░░░░ you know but why ░░░░░░░░ think it matters and ░░░░░░░░ you made this trip ░░░░░░░░ HOLLEN Well I think ░░░░░░░░ matters because it s ░░░░░░░░ wrong to protect the ░░░░░░░░ know fight for the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ that s what we ░░░░░░░░ doing here We re ░░░░░░░░ for the rule of ░░░░░░░░ And if you take ░░░░░░░░ away as I said ░░░░░░░░ one person you threaten ░░░░░░░░ for all So I ░░░░░░░░ with Abrego Garcia He ░░░░░░░░ been in a total ░░░░░░░░ blackout He hasn t ░░░░░░░░ able to communicate with ░░░░░░░░ not his wife not ░░░░░░░░ lawyer That is a ░░░░░░░░ of international law I ░░░░░░░░ him that you know ░░░░░░░░ here were fighting for ░░░░░░░░ constitutional rights I passed ░░░░░░░░ the love from his ░░░░░░░░ and his family He ░░░░░░░░ obviously has been traumatized ░░░░░░░░ said so And he ░░░░░░░░ I don t understand ░░░░░░░░ I was abducted off ░░░░░░░░ streets of Maryland and ░░░░░░░░ up in prison in ░░░░░░░░ Salvador which is why ░░░░░░░░ need to fight for ░░░░░░░░ rights BRZEZINSKI All right ░░░░░░░░ have Julia Ainsley who ░░░░░░░░ been covering all angles ░░░░░░░░ this story for us ░░░░░░░░ has a question for ░░░░░░░░ senator Julia Ainsley Senator ░░░░░░░░ are in a unique ░░░░░░░░ that you ve actually ░░░░░░░░ to someone who s ░░░░░░░░ on the inside one ░░░░░░░░ the recent deportees What ░░░░░░░░ Mr Abrego Garcia tell ░░░░░░░░ about the conditions inside ░░░░░░░░ is it like to ░░░░░░░░ How often are they ░░░░░░░░ out of their cell ░░░░░░░░ have these men been ░░░░░░░░ any kind of information ░░░░░░░░ how long they will ░░░░░░░░ incarcerated there VAN HOLLEN ░░░░░░░░ starting with your last ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ CECOT which is this ░░░░░░░░ prison in El Salvador ░░░░░░░░ that the prisoners there ░░░░░░░░ no communication with the ░░░░░░░░ world None not with ░░░░░░░░ lawyers not with their ░░░░░░░░ which in itself is ░░░░░░░░ violation of international law ░░░░░░░░ told me that he ░░░░░░░░ he was first moved ░░░░░░░░ CECOT he was in ░░░░░░░░ cell with about 25 ░░░░░░░░ prisoners that he wasn ░░░░░░░░ scared about the other ░░░░░░░░ in his cell but ░░░░░░░░ was traumatized by the ░░░░░░░░ in other cells who ░░░░░░░░ him And these other ░░░░░░░░ were just packed with ░░░░░░░░ He has been moved ░░░░░░░░ to a place with ░░░░░░░░ conditions but again is ░░░░░░░░ a total news blackout ░░░░░░░░ unable to communicate with ░░░░░░░░ I was the first ░░░░░░░░ he s communicated with ░░░░░░░░ to my knowledge the ░░░░░░░░ from the outside world ░░░░░░░░ m working now to ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ wife can talk to ░░░░░░░░ That was that was ░░░░░░░░ one request other than ░░░░░░░░ his freedom was to ░░░░░░░░ able to talk to ░░░░░░░░ wife.”