Democrats are trying to bypass the Trump administration and work directly with El Salvador to bring Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia back to the U.S., who was mistakenly deported to a prison there.
Rep. Adriano Espaillat said Wednesday that he plans to write to El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, to formally ask for Abrego Garcia’s release and for a request to speak with or visit the Maryland father. If Bukele doesn’t respond by next week, when he’s set to visit the U.S., Espaillat said he would confront him in person.
“We know that there are no charges against him. There are no charges here and there are no charges in El Salvador,” said Espaillat, who chairs the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. “We believe fundamentally that that is illegal, illegal here and illegal there.”