MD congressman denied access to Abrego Garcia during trip to El Salvador
By JT Moodee Lockman
Updated on: May 27, 2025 / 3:05 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore
Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey said he was denied access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia after he traveled to El Salvador to check on him. Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported from the U.S. in March.
Ivey told WJZ's Tara Lynch that the U.S. ambassador to El Salvador made a formal request to the Salvadoran government on his behalf before his trip.
"We were trying to meet with Kilmar, and that did not come together. I was, frankly, very angry about it," Ivey said.
Despite this, the congressman said he was told to go back to San Salvador and obtain a permit before he could visit Abrego Garcia in a prison in Santa Ana ...
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