Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Monday said he’s ready to go to El Salvador if deported former Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia isn’t returned to the U.S.

The Maryland Democrat said he will first try to get a meeting arranged with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, who is in the U.S. to meet with President Donald Trump. The senator said he officially requested the meeting through El Salvador’s ambassador to the U.S.

“I write to urgently request a meeting with President Bukele during his current visit to the United States to discuss the illegal detention of my constituent, Kilmar Abrego Garcia,” he said.

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