The article discusses House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer's rejection of a request from House Democrats to visit El Salvador's CECOT prison to meet Kilmar Abrego Garcia. While immigration authorities suspect Garcia of MS-13 gang affiliation, his legal team denies the validity of these claims. Despite a Supreme Court ruling favoring his return to the U.S., Comer criticized the Democrats for seeking Committee-funded travel to meet with alleged gang members, highlighting the political divide over immigration policies and border management strategies.
I write in response to your letter of April 15, 2025 requesting that I approve, from the Committee's budget, official travel for you both to visit the country of El Salvador to meet with a foreign MS-13 gang member whose wife accused him of crimes and who is strongly suspected of human trafficking.
It is absurd that you both displayed active hostility for over two years toward the Committee's oversight of the Biden Border Crisis and the consequences of millions of illegal aliens entering the country, yet now, you are seeking travel at Committee expense to meet with foreign gang members.
You may be pleased to know that a Democrat Senator, Chris Van Hollen, was photographed just yesterday in El Salvador enjoying margaritas garnished with cherry slices with the foreign gang member your letter references.
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