A Maryland congressman failed in an attempt to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia over the Memorial Day weekend, making him the latest in a string of Democratic lawmakers to fly to El Salvador to advocate for the alleged MS-13 gang member deported from the U.S.
Maryland Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey posted a video Monday on social media, revealing that he was denied entry into the prison facility holding Abrego Garcia. The Maryland lawmaker — joined by the alleged gang member’s lawyer and a representative of a Maryland-based workers’ union — had hoped to speak to Abrego Garcia and repeated calls for him to be returned to the U.S.
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