Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Sen Van Hollen says deported man 'traumatised'

Sen Chris Van Hollen returned from El Salvador and spoke about his time meeting with Kilmar Ábrego García.

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The Democratic senator was speaking after returning from El Salvador where he met Kilmar Ábrego García, who was sent to the notorious mega-jail Cecot (Centre for the Confinement of Terrorism) last month.

Mr Ábrego García was "traumatised" and fearful of other prisoners while inside the facility, Van Hollen said, adding that he was moved to another facility in the country over a week ago.

The Supreme Court has ordered the government to "facilitate" his return, however Trump administration officials have continued to push back against the order.

The White House accuses him of being a member of the transnational Salvadoran gang MS-13, a designated foreign terrorist organisation, and has said he will not return to the US.