Senator Denied Prison Visit With Wrongfully Deported Man In El Salvador Senator Denied Prison Visit With Wrongfully Deported Man In El Salvador
Senator Denied Prison Visit With Wrongfully Deported Man In El Salvador Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen's trip to El Salvador to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia in prison took an unexpected turn on Thursday. Van Hollen was denied access to Abrego Garcia at the CECOT high-security facility—along with the family's lawyer—as they went to check on his well-being, the senator said on April 17. "We just tried to go visit him in prison, just to check on his condition, and if he is doing okay, because nobody has had any communication from him since he was illegally abducted from Maryland and sent to prison in El Salvador," Van Hollen said miles away from the prison. Van Hol…
Judge Finds Probable Cause To Hold Trump Administration In Criminal Contempt Judge Finds Probable Cause To Hold Trump Administration In Criminal Contempt
Judge Finds Probable Cause To Hold Trump Administration In Criminal Contempt There is “probable cause” to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court, a federal judge has just announced. US District Judge James Boasberg, presiding in the District of Columbia, announced in a 46-page decision released on Wednesday, April 16, that the administration has failed to comply with his directive issued last month, which mandated an immediate suspension of deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. On Saturday, March 15, the federal government invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to target individuals associated with Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang allege…
Senator Flies To El Salvador To Visit American Dad Mistakenly Deported To Notorious Prison Senator Flies To El Salvador To Visit American Dad Mistakenly Deported To Notorious Prison
Senator Flies To El Salvador To Visit American Dad Mistakenly Deported To Notorious Prison Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen made good on his word and took an early morning flight to El Salvador to check on the well-being of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to a high-security prison.  Abrego Garcia has drawn national attention after the father of three was shipped out of the country on what federal officials admitted was an "administrative error."  This week, El Salvador President Bukele visited the White House, where he and the Trump administration admitted they have no intention of returning him to the US.  "How can I return him to the United State…
Incest, Rape: Woman In Mass Illegally Facing Horrific Crimes Against Child, ICE Says Incest, Rape: Woman In Mass Illegally Facing Horrific Crimes Against Child, ICE Says
Incest, Rape: Woman In Mass Illegally Facing Horrific Crimes Against Child, ICE Says Federal authorities have arrested a Brazilian woman living illegally in Massachusetts who now faces multiple charges connected to the sexual abuse of a child, officials said. Ilma Leandro De Oliveira, 53, was taken into custody in Falmouth on March 20 by agents from ICE, the FBI, and the ATF, according to officials on Tuesday, April 15. De Oliveira is accused of committing numerous crimes involving the sexual abuse of a child. According to ICE, she is charged with rape of a child, reckless endangerment of a child, indecent exposure, indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, unnatura…
Deported American Dad Denied Reentry: ‘I’m Not Going To Smuggle Him In,' Bukele Says Deported American Dad Denied Reentry: ‘I’m Not Going To Smuggle Him In,' Bukele Says
Deported American Dad Denied Reentry: ‘I’m Not Going To Smuggle Him In,' Bukele Says Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return to America from a Salvadoran prison has hit another roadblock.  The Maryland father who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador will not be returned, according to President Nayib Bukele, who was visiting the White House on Monday. "How can I return him to the United States," he said sitting next to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office when pressed by reporters about Abrego Garcia's status. "Am I going to smuggle him into the United States? I'm not going to do it. That question is preposterous. We're not very fond of releasing terrorists."  …
Trump, Bukele Meet At White House As Wrongfully Deported Father Remains In El Salvador Prison Trump, Bukele Meet At White House As Wrongfully Deported Father Remains In El Salvador Prison
Trump, Bukele Meet At White House As Wrongfully Deported Father Remains In El Salvador Prison As President Donald Trump prepares to welcome El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to the White House on Monday, a Maryland father remains locked inside the Central American nation’s most notorious prison — even after ICE admitted it deported him by mistake. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a longtime Prince George’s County resident, was taken into custody by immigration agents in March 2025 while picking up his son from his grandmother’s house. Agents falsely told him his protected status had changed, according to court records. He was detained, transferred to Texas, and put on a deportation flight t…
Avelo To Fly ICE Deportation Flights, Sparking Boycott As Critics Slam 'Cruel' Policy Avelo To Fly ICE Deportation Flights, Sparking Boycott As Critics Slam 'Cruel' Policy
Avelo To Fly ICE Deportation Flights, Sparking Boycott As Critics Slam 'Cruel' Policy Avelo Airlines has received widespread criticism after agreeing to fly deportation charter flights for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. An Avelo spokesperson confirmed the airline's ICE partnership to the Daily Voice on Tuesday, April 8. The "long-term charter program" will be based at Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) in suburban Phoenix and begin on Monday, May 12. The Houston-based airline said its operations with the Department of Homeland Security will utilize three Boeing 737-800 planes. "Flights will be both domestic and international to support the department's deportat…
Judge Blocks Return Of Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador By Trump Administration Judge Blocks Return Of Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador By Trump Administration
Judge Blocks Return Of Man Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador By Trump Administration A federal judge has overruled a lower court’s order requiring the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Maryland by midnight Monday. The temporary order was issued hours before Abrego Garcia was scheduled to be returned home after the former MS-13-affiliated man was mistakenly shipped to a notorious El Salvadoran detention center. Top officials admitted the deportation was a mistake, but they’ve dragged their feet in reuniting him with his wife and family in Maryland. Abrego Garcia had previously been granted withholding of removal by an immigration judge back in 2019…
Justice Department Lawyer Placed On Leave Following Wrongful Deportation Case: Reports Justice Department Lawyer Placed On Leave Following Wrongful Deportation Case: Reports
Justice Department Lawyer Placed On Leave Following Wrongful Deportation Case: Reports Erez Reuveni, the US Justice Department attorney who admitted that last month's deportation of a protected citizen and Maryland resident never should have happened has been placed on leave, according to multiple reports. GoFundMe photo District Judge Paula Xinis ruled during a hearing in Greenbelt, MD, that Kilmar Abrego Garcia must be returned from El Salvador to the United States by Monday, April 7, according to CBS News. Reuveni, meanwhile, argued he was not given sufficient information by the DOJ and reportedly failed to answer Xinis' questions. Abrego Garcia had been granted wit…
Feds Admit Deportation Error That Landed Father In Notorious El Salvador Prison Feds Admit Deportation Error That Landed Father In Notorious El Salvador Prison
Feds Admit Deportation Error That Landed Father In Notorious El Salvador Prison Top officials in the Trump administration admitted to mistakenly deporting a Maryland father to an El Salvadoran mega-prison—despite a court order blocking his removal. Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who lived in Maryland with his wife and 5-year-old child, was taken into ICE custody in March and deported just days later, federal officials said in a new court filing on Monday, March 31. His family says he should never have been removed in the first place. Abrego Garcia had previously been granted withholding of removal by an immigration judge back in 2019—meaning the g…
NJ Dad Seized By ICE While Filing Routine Paperwork, Says Family Fighting To Get Him Back NJ Dad Seized By ICE While Filing Routine Paperwork, Says Family Fighting To Get Him Back
NJ Dad Seized By ICE While Filing Routine Paperwork, Says Family Fighting To Get Him Back Karim Daoud showed up at a Newark immigration office earlier this month expecting just another day of routine paperwork. Instead, he never came home. The Hunterdon County dad, a popular pickleball instructor, restaurant server, and father of two, was taken into custody by ICE on Wednesday, March 12, during what was supposed to be a standard appointment to renew his work authorization, family friend Rachel Mascitelli said. Officials at the office told Daoud that there had been a mistake. They sent him to ICE, where he was apprehended and told he was being deported. And that’s all they …
Tufts Student Arrested By Agents In Somerville, Moved To Louisiana Detention Center: Report Tufts Student Arrested By Agents In Somerville, Moved To Louisiana Detention Center: Report
Tufts Student Arrested By Agents In Somerville, Moved To Louisiana Detention Center: Report A Tufts University student who was arrested by federal agents in Massachusetts last week was later located in a detention center more than 1,500 miles away in Louisiana, CNN reported. Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was walking to meet friends for dinner after breaking her Ramadan fast on Tuesday, March 25, in Somerville, Massachusetts, when six plainclothes officers approached her and took her into custody. Officers hid their faces with cloth coverings and masks before putting her in handcuffs and into the back of an unmarked police car.  The incident was recorded on surveillance video and circul…