Maryland Sen. Van Hollen says he was denied entry to the El Salvador prison holding Abrego Garcia

Editorial cartoons for April 20, 2025: El Salvador prison, Trump vs. Harvard, China trade war

The controversy over the Trump administration’s deportation of Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador dominates this week’s editorial cartoon gallery. The government invoked the wartime Alien Enemies Act, claiming the men are gang members and criminals but producing little evidence of crimes beyond illegal entry to the United States. The migrants were not afforded due process.

Abrego Garcia told visiting senator he was no longer being held at notorious Salvadoran prison

Kilmar Abrego Garcia told visiting senator he was no longer being held at notorious Salvadoran prison known as CECOT.

El Salvador President shares scathing images of father deported to 'world's worst prison' due to 'Trump admin error'

The President of El Salvador has taken to Twitter to share images of Kilmar Armando Ábrego García having 'miraculously risen' from 'world's worst prison'.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador amid court fight over U.S. return

The meeting came hours after Van Hollen said he was denied entry into an high-security El Salvador prison while trying to check on Abrego Garcia’s well-being and push for his release

Maryland Sen. Van Hollen Meets With Abrego Garcia In El Salvador Amid Court Fight Over U.S. Return

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen has met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation.

‘Is he OK?’: Maryland Sen. Van Hollen turned away from visiting Abrego Garcia in El Salvador prison

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen was turned away by armed guards at a military checkpoint on Thursday as he sought to visit a notorious El Salvador prison to check on the condition of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a constituent who hasn’t…