While American families honored fallen heroes this Memorial Day, Maryland Democrat Rep. Glenn Ivey was busy fighting for a deported illegal alien—an alleged MS-13 gang member and convicted wife beater—in El Salvador. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a violent criminal ordered removed by U.S. courts, is now the latest cause célèbre for the open-borders left, proving once again that Democrats prioritize criminals over citizens.
Abrego Garcia, who was living illegally in Maryland, was deported after an immigration judge ruled he had no right to remain in the U.S. Despite his ties to the brutal MS-13 gang and a history of domestic violence, Democrats like Ivey and Sen. Chris Van Hollen have turned him into a political prop—even using taxpayer money to visit him in El Salvador, where he now enjoys a cushy setup at the Centro Industrial facility, complete with a private furnished room.
Today, I was denied access to seeing my constituent, Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia. If there is nothing to hide, cut the crap. Let his lawyer and I check on him.
@CASAforall pic.twitter.com/V310GDmIc4— Rep. Glenn Ivey (@RepGlennIvey) May 26, 2025
Rep. Ivey threw a tantrum when Salvadoran officials denied him access to his so-called “constituent,” snapping, “Cut the crap!”—as if a foreign government owes him special privileges to visit a criminal they rightfully imprisoned. Meanwhile, Van Hollen shamelessly posted photos sipping margaritas with Abrego Garcia, who looked far from the “tortured” victim Democrats claim he is.
El Salvador’s tough-on-crime President Nayib Bukele mocked the absurdity, posting on X: “Kilmar Abrego Garcia, miraculously risen from the ‘death camps’ & ‘torture’, now sipping margaritas with Sen. Van Hollen in the tropical paradise of El Salvador!” The contrast couldn’t be clearer: While Bukele has turned his country from a gang-ridden warzone into one of the safest nations in Latin America, Democrats are still making excuses for violent thugs.
This disgraceful spectacle highlights everything wrong with the left’s immigration agenda. While President Donald Trump fought to secure the border and deport dangerous criminals, Democrats like Ivey and Van Hollen are working overtime to undermine enforcement—even lobbying foreign governments to give special treatment to gang members. The liberal media, of course, remains silent, refusing to hold these politicians accountable for their blatant disregard for public safety.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, miraculously risen from the “death camps” & “torture”, now sipping margaritas with Sen. Van Hollen in the tropical paradise of El Salvador!🍹 pic.twitter.com/r6VWc6Fjtn
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) April 18, 2025
American voters are fed up. They remember the Trump era, when illegal crossings plummeted, MS-13 members were hunted down, and deportations of violent offenders surged. Now, under Biden’s weak leadership, the border is in chaos, and Democrats are more concerned with pampering criminals than protecting their own citizens.
h/t: Steadfast and Loyal
Why Not take in Illegals OK
“adopt” them
Then see changes come