El Salvador

We’re deeply grateful to the members of Congress and advocates for justice now on the ground in El Salvador, building on the leadership of Senator Van Hollen. We are particularly concerned about Kilmar's health and hope to receive news about that from the visit. Their presence sends a powerful message: the fight to bring Kilmar home isn’t over.— Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, in a statement.

"If you have evidence, take it to the court."— Senator Chris Van Hollen urging the Trump administration to present evidence in court instead of through social media.

"The labor movement in general sees one of their fellow brothers in a notoriously heinous situation in that prison, and it has people upset, scared."— Michael Coleman, President of AFL-CIO, regarding the situation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.

"Defendants have failed to respond in good faith, and their refusal to do so can only be viewed as willful and intentional noncompliance."— U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis issued this statement in a scathing order regarding the Trump administration's handling of the deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

"These men were in imminent danger of spending their lives in a horrific foreign prison without ever having had a chance to go to court. We are relieved that the Supreme Court has not permitted the administration to whisk them away the way others were just last month."— Lee Gelernt, lead attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, following the Supreme Court ruling.

What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me. The [judges] are deranged is all I can think of. I think some of these judges think that they are beyond and above the law. They are not, and we are sending a very strong message today ... if you are harboring a fugitive… we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you.— Pam Bondi, Attorney General, discussing the consequences for judges opposing the Trump administration's immigration policies.

What was shared over Signal — then and now, however you characterize it — was informal, unclassified coordinations for media coordination and other things.— Pete Hegseth, defending his actions regarding the sharing of sensitive information.

"The question is preposterous."— Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, regarding the return of Kilmar Ábrego García to the US.

The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders — especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it.— U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg, who found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating his orders regarding deportees.

"Haiti could face total chaos."— Maria Isabel Salvador, UN special representative to Haiti, warns of escalating violence and the state's failure to respond to the needs of the people.

I'm asking President Bukele under his authority as president of El Salvador to do the right thing and allow Mr. Abrego Garcia to walk out of a prison — a man who’s charged with no crime, convicted of no crime and who was illegally abducted from the United States.— Senator Chris Van Hollen during his trip to El Salvador to address the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.