The White House released a splitscreen image overnight to underscore the stark contrast between where Republicans and Democrats stand on illegal immigration. (The White House, Sen. Van Hollen via X)
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Abrego Garcia was deported last month by the Trump administration, which says that he was an MS-13 gang member who also violently beat his wife.
Van Hollen, who called the deportation "absolutely unjust," flew to El Salvador to advocate for Abrego Garcia’s release.
"We are not the same," the White House captioned the image while tagging Van Hollen.
The image of Morin was taken on Wednesday when she visited the White House and spoke to reporters from the White House briefing room, where she called out Van Hollen’s trip to El Salvador.
She noted that Van Hollen, who represents her state, had never once reached out to her since her daughter was killed.
Patty Morin (L), mother of Rachel Morin, speaks as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt looks on during a daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C. In 2023, Morin's daughter was murdered by Victor Martinez-Hernandez, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who was convicted of first-degree murder and first-degree rape on Monday. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
"I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar," Van Hollen wrote on X, along with the picture the White House posted. "Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love."
Van Hollen previously said that it was "absolutely unjust and illegal to have this Marylander detained one more day in a notorious prison in El Salvador."
Garcia who was living in Maryland with his wife and children, was deported to the El Salvadoran megaprison "Terrorism Confinement Center" (CECOT) last month, and officials acknowledged in court that his deportation had been an administrative error, although now some top Trump officials say he was correctly removed and contend he's a member of the notorious MS-13 gang.
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Both a federal district court and the U.S. Supreme Court have ordered the Trump administration to "facilitate" his release and return to the U.S. for proper deportation proceedings.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said that Abrego Garcia would not be allowed back into the U.S. unless El Salvador were to decide otherwise. "He is not coming back to our country."
Fox News’ Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
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