Van Hollen said El Salvador’s vice president told him he couldn’t see Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported on March 15 to El Salvador’s terrorism confinement center, known as CECOT, and that he might be able to arrange a phone call if the U.S. Embassy requests it.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen said there's no evidence the Trump administration is taking steps to release a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador.

Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen was rebuffed in El Salvador on Wednesday after seeking to meet with a Maryland resident "illegally abducted" from the U.S.