Trump Has 'Shred the Constitution' by Refusing to Return Wrongfully Detained Man From El Salvador, Senator Asserts

A Maryland Senator has taken to public platforms to advocate against the wrongful deportation of a Maryland father to El Salvador, criticizing President Donald Trump for disregarding the Constitution.

Democratic Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen stated that, if Kilmar Abrego Garcia was not returned to the US, he would "travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."

He further condemned Trump's disregard of the Constitution while being interviewed by CNN's Kate Bolduan on Tuesday.

"Well, we should care about this case because of due process. Every American citizen is due their due process, and people who are in the United States under legal protective status, like Abrego Garcia was, are entitled to due process," Van Hollen began.

"So if the president gets to shred the Constitution and ignore the Supreme Court in this case, it is a very short path to the president ignoring court orders in other cases. So every American should care about this," he continued.

Van Hollen wrote a letter to the El Salvadoran ambassador requesting the release of Garcia, an El Salvadoran national with protected status who was wrongfully deported to a high-security prison in the Central American country. He also requested a meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele in order to discuss the matter.

"I've not heard back from the president of El Salvador," Van Hollen said. "And as I said in that letter, if I don't hear from him and Abrego Garcia is not quickly returned, I do intend to go to El Salvador this week to show solidarity with his family. As you indicated, the Trump administration itself has admitted that he was abducted and sent to this prison in error. And he should get his due process."

"I hope to meet with officials of the government of El Salvador. I don't know if the president is going to be in country at that time. I also hope to visit this notorious prison, to see Abrego Garcia, to let him know that his family and friends are very worried about him, as am I. I think that the situation for both the Trump administration and the president of El Salvador is unsustainable," he continued.