Shit Just Got Real: Senator Chris Van Hollen Confronts El Salvador Over Abreu Garcia

Shit Just Got Real: Senator Chris Van Hollen Confronts El Salvador Over Abreu Garcia

Senator Chris Van Hollen went to El Salvador to demand answers about Kilmar Abreu Garcia, a man the U.S. administration claims is tied to MS13, but El Salvador's government has yet to present any evidence to back that up.

What he discovered? No charges, no evidence, and yet, this man was illegally abducted from Maryland and sent to El Salvador's notorious "Sicario" prison. A prison meant for the worst of the worst, but Abreu Garcia? No charges, no trial.

Van Hollen pushed the El Salvadorian government, demanding why they continue to hold him in secret. The Vice President claimed the U.S. is paying for Garcia's imprisonment—$6 million of taxpayer money for a prison that holds people without trial.

The kicker? Van Hollen tried to meet with Garcia. He couldn't even get a phone call with him. The U.S. government, as well as the Trump administration, has refused to provide any evidence that Garcia committed any crime, yet the man is locked away in a foreign prison.

Van Hollen believes the worst has happened to Garcia. He fears that Abreu Garcia is no longer alive. But the U.S. government continues to turn a blind eye.

This isn’t just a political issue—this is a fight for human rights.