At a press briefing on Thursday, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) responded to criticism from the White House over his visit to El Salvador to try and visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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00:00Good morning, Senator.
00:30I'm not surprised that President Trump and the White House are unhappy with my visit to El Salvador because it is shining a spotlight on the fact that the Trump administration is ignoring a court order from the federal district court in Maryland and a nine to nothing order from the Supreme Court to facilitate the return of Mr. Abrego Garcia.
00:55So I understand that they're not happy because they would prefer to continue to violate that court order in terms of I'm sorry.
01:07What was the first part of your question?
01:09I'll just say this part.
01:10Oh, the other delegations.
01:12Yes.
01:13Let me let you see that part.
01:15All right.
01:27As to other delegations, I know there are other democratic delegations
01:57in the works now.
02:08I welcome Republican delegations that also want to stand up for due process in the United
02:18States of America.
02:27I do know that a delegation of congressional Republicans, within the last few days, did
02:35visit CICOT.
02:45They were authorized to do so.
02:50But I know that they didn't ask to meet with Kilmar.
02:57I know they didn't ask.
02:58That wasn't part of their mission.
03:01But I know that it wasn't part of their mission to have an interview with Kilmar Abrego Gracia.
03:06And, therefore, they didn't ask to see it.
03:10They didn't see it.
03:11They weren't aware of, theirérique if they were.
03:21They don't ask me to go line up to the agency.
03:24I think they were familiar with the realадir.
03:27They certainly weren't seen with me as a lawyer.