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Van Hollen's Post From 2017 on MS-13 Comes Back to Haunt Him
Town Hall ^ | Rebecca Downs

Posted on 04/28/2025 8:45:14 PM PDT by NoLibZone

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has been talking quite a bit about "Maryland man," a deported illegal immigrant whose real name is Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.

The Trump administration has provided evidence that Abrego Garcia is a member of MS-13, with the release of documents last week coming the same day that Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador to visit Abrego Garcia. Van Hollen's focus becomes even more curious, given that back in 2017, during the first Trump administration, he was posting to his X account about concerns with MS-13 gang members.

"Shame on President Trump for tearing apart hardworking immigrant families," Van Hollen lamented in a post from close to eight years ago. He also went on to reference MS-13, indicating that "We should be focused on MS-13, not scholarship winners."

Van Hollen was referencing the deportation of Lizandro Claros Saravia, who went on to become a "rising soccer star" in El Salvador.

The resurfacing of such a post, which now has over 200 replies, is full of people recently calling on the senator to show more care and concern about his own actual constituents, rather than illegal immigrants.

And again, there is evidence that Abrego Garcia is a member of MS-13, though Van Hollen and other Democrats have been clamoring for his return, even traveling to El Salvador.

Many of the quoted reposts, including from Alex Pfeiffer at the Trump White House, pointed out Abrego Garcia's affiliation, with Pfeiffer even asking for applause over the administration deporting the illegal immigrant.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abregogarcia; marylandman; ms13; vanhollen

1 posted on 04/28/2025 8:45:14 PM PDT by NoLibZone
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To: NoLibZone
It really looks like Abrego Garcia had a deal off-the-books and his handlers hadn't planned on him getting deported.

These Democrats appear afraid of what he might spill details of what's really going on, but also that others who have deals off-the-books might talk as well. They need to get him back, not just to keep him quiet but also because there is likely plenty more like him who are watching this situation closely.

2 posted on 04/28/2025 9:00:33 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: NoLibZone

I hope this 2017 post gets read by all the gang members, not just MS-13.


3 posted on 04/28/2025 9:02:25 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: T.B. Yoits

You are onto something. If we hear the Dems “Epsteined” him in an unfortunate accident, we’ll know why.


4 posted on 04/28/2025 9:26:16 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: NoLibZone

BTTT


5 posted on 04/28/2025 11:02:46 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: NoLibZone

“Hardworking immigrant families” do not rely on the American taxpayers for them to survive. Van Hollen is an idiot.


6 posted on 04/29/2025 4:46:03 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The U.S. "Judiciary. Putting Foreign Illegal Aliens Criminals first. They are here ILLEGALLY!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

My grandfather legally immigrated to the U.S. in 1899. One condition for his admission was a guarantee that he wouldn’t rely on taxpayers to survive.


7 posted on 04/29/2025 7:04:23 AM PDT by hanamizu ( )
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