Summary

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) traveled to El Salvador to seek the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident wrongfully deported in March.

Abrego Garcia, married to a U.S. citizen with three children, was legally allowed to stay under a 2019 court order.

The Trump administration admitted his deportation was an “administrative error” but refused his return. The Supreme Court ruled against the administration 9-0.

In response, the White House launched a smear campaign against Van Hollen, framing Garcia as a gang member despite no charges or convictions.

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[–] 64 points 1 year ago (13 children)

We're not at the stage where sitting senators are being murdered or disappeared.

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  • [–] 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    At the current rate, that'll happen within months; definitely before the end of the year.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 year ago*

    I hope you're not wrong, but political opposition was disappeared very quickly in Nazi Germany. It really didn't take long: Hitler was appointed chancellor on January 30th, 1933 and the first "dissidents" were disappeared the day after the Reichtagsbrand, so February 28th, 1933.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The actions of a lunatic cult leader who promptly killed the entire cult including himself afterward aren't really comparable to the actions of governments attempting to retain the appearance of legitimacy.

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