Dem Rep. Garcia: ‘We Obviously Went’ to El Salvador to Ensure that Abrego Garcia Continues To Be Safe

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GARCIA: "Well, first of all, we obviously went there to ensure that he continues to be safe, that he continues to get access to counsel. You know, we know that now that through the courts, at least the El Salvadoran government says that he is -- that he is alive. Still, we hadn't heard that since Senator Van Hollen's visit." But this continues to be a very, very serious issue for him, his family and the country. This case represents Trump defying a 9-0 decision of the Supreme Court. But we also advocated directly to the U.S. ambassador there on the ground. It's clear from our meetings with him and others that the U.S. embassy has received no direction to begin any sort of facilitation as directed by the Supreme Court, which is incredibly concerning. And at the same time, we, of course, met with Abrego Garcia's family and most importantly, human rights activists and advocates that are on the ground advocating in El Salvador, not just for Kilmer Garcia's release, but also to ensure that due process is in place for other folks that are down there."