Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen revealed that Kilmer Abrego Garcia had been moved from El Salvador’s infamous Secott prison to a detention center with 25 other inmates – with better conditions.
Van Hollen meets with Abrego Garcia, who has admitted that the Trump administration was accidentally deported, and says he was left “traumatized” after facing threats at the CECOT facility.
Van Hollen also accused the El Salvador government of planting two margarita glasses between him and Abrego Garcia and making them appear as if they were enjoying their slow cocktails for the meeting.
Abrego Garcia’s wife speaks as Trump’s rebellion over us
Jennifer Vasquez Sula, wife of Abrego Garcia, has expressed relief to find out that her husband is alive after Van Hollen’s trip. Trump told social media that the senator “looked like a fool standing in El Salvador yesterday.”
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Without progress, we are ready to waive the Ukrainian Peace Contract
Trump said the US would “pass” by mediating a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia unless there are any indications that the settlement will reach “very soon,” but Kiev has signed a memorandum of understanding with the US on the controversial mineral trade.
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Trump expels IRS chief after appointment
Donald Trump is replacing the representatives of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service after Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent reportedly complained that the agency manager was appointed without his knowledge and under the leadership of doge leader Elon Musk.
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A new message shows that DOJ sector shifts from civil rights to focus
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has shifted focus from its long-standing work protecting the rights of marginalized groups, instead pivoting towards Trump’s priorities, including hunting non-civil voters and protecting white people from discrimination, according to a new internal mission statement seen by its guardians.
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Judge blocks efforts to close top consumer agencies
A federal court blocked a drastic termination of U.S. best consumer protection agency staff the day after the Trump administration Authorities moved to about 1,500 of the agency’s 1,700 workforce while investigating whether the lawsuit violated an existing judicial order.
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