An opposition member of the United States Senate has met with the Salvadoran man wrongfully deported to his home country by the Trump administration, in a case that has prompted outrage in the US.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 29, was living in the eastern state of Maryland until he became one of more than 200 people sent to a prison in El Salvador last month as part of Trump’s crackdown on undocumented migrants.
Most of the deportees were suspected members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which the Trump administration has declared a “foreign terrorist organisation”.
But Justice Department lawyers later admitted that Garcia, who is married to a US citizen, was deported due to an “administrative error”.
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen on Thursday posted on X a photo of his meeting with Garcia, in what appeared to be a dining area.
“I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return,” added Van Hollen, one of the two senators representing Maryland.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s office also posted images of the meeting of Van Hollen and Garcia, saying mockingly, “Now that he’s been confirmed healthy, he gets the honor of staying in El Salvador’s custody.”
The post ended with emojis of the US and El Salvador flags, with a handshake emoji between them.
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