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Sen. Van Hollen Says Trump Administration Made $15 Million Deal With El Salvador To Imprison Deportees Including Abrego Garcia

Antonio Pequeño IV
Forbes Staff
Pequeño is a breaking news reporter who covers tech and more.

Apr 18, 2025, 06:30pm EDT


Topline Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said in a press conference Friday the Trump administration has promised to pay El Salvador $15 million to detain deportees including Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland resident erroneously deported last month by the Trump administration.

Key Facts

  • Van Hollen, who took a high-profile trip to El Salvador Thursday to see Abrego Garcia in person, said the Trump administration has paid El Salvador $4 million of the $15 million as of Friday, adding he was “aware that there was some document that memorialized the payments.”

  • The senator emphasized that he has not directly seen the agreement between the White House and El Salvador, adding he was not sure what the details of the agreement were.

  • The Associated Press reported last month, around the same time as multiple deportation flights were made from the U.S. to El Salvador, that the government would pay El Salvador $6 million to imprison for a year around 300 alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang, noting a State Department document that suggested the Trump administration could put aside a total of $15 million to house more deportees.

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