House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green criticized Sen. Chris Van Hollen's recent trip to El Salvador, where he advocated for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a deported alleged MS-13 gang member. Green claimed that Van Hollen's actions represent a waste of taxpayer dollars and suggested that if Democrats want to support such individuals, they should do so at their own expense. The deportation was described as an administrative error on the part of the Trump administration, and Van Hollen's video post highlighted his lack of access to Garcia in prison, stating a commitment to ensure the man's well-being.
"There is no excuse for Democrats to waste taxpayer dollars" by visiting and defending a transnational gang member and reported domestic abuser."
"If Democrats care so much about defending this individual, they can use their own personal credit cards—not taxpayers' money-to virtue-signal to their radical base."
"We were there for one simple reason: to check on his well-being, which his family and lawyers have not been allowed to do."
"President Trump invoked the use of the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act, which allowed the feds to deport them rapidly without a hearing."
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