It is almost impossible to believe how much the left, including elected Democrats, are doubling down against the deportation of El Salvadoran MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Yesterday, Senators Cory Booker and Chris Van Hollen publicly announced that they were headed down to El Salvador to try to bring the illegal alien back to the United States despite the fact that he is a citizen of that country, that he IS part of a gang, and that he received plenty of due process during his immigration hearings several years ago.
Booker's participation in the trip is shameful because he has never once spoken out about one of his own constituents who was held hostage in Iran, but he is going to bat for an illegal alien. But Van Hollen is perhaps even worse. Here he is last night announcing his trip and speaking as though Abrego Garcia is one of his constituents:
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) April 16, 2025
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home. pic.twitter.com/dunE0lytIb
Oh, isn't that special? Van Hollen wants to go and comfort a criminal. Abrego Garcia is NOT one of Van Hollen's constituents, and he is not a 'Maryland man,' despite the dead legacy media's attempts to convince America otherwise.
Someone who WAS one of Van Hollen's constituents, however, AND a Maryland woman, was Rachel Morin. the 37-year-old mother of five who was brutally raped and murdered in 2023 by another El Salvadoran illegal.
Last night, Morin's still grieving mother, Patty, appeared on Sean Hannity's program on Fox News and ... whew, boy, did she let Van Hollen have it with both barrels. Watch:
Angel Mom Patty Morin SLAMS Senator @ChrisVanHollen: "I'm actually outraged... He did not call our family; he did not give condolences. There was no action... in Maryland none of the Senators did anything to help search for the murderer of my daughter." pic.twitter.com/kmB8kDqXgH
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 16, 2025
Imagine that. Van Hollen never called Morin even once. He never publicly talked about trying to help find her daughter's killer, and never once issued a statement that the killer had no business being in this country.
Van Hollen has made it quite clear who he thinks his constituents are, and it is NOT the citizens of Maryland.
Law-abiding Americans are not the Democrat Party's voter base.
— RetiredPublius (@ProffesorPubli1) April 16, 2025
Dems count on criminals, illegals, and the dead.
Believe it or not, it gets even worse. A search of Van Hollen's X account shows that the Senator never once even mentioned Morin's name on the social media platform.
IMPORTANT CONTEXT: It appears that @ChrisVanHollen has never once posted about the murder of his constituent, Rachel Morin https://t.co/TIs9E5jYc9 pic.twitter.com/ubbmU9ANf8
— Matthew Foldi (@MatthewFoldi) April 16, 2025
Because the X search function isn't always the most reliable resource, this writer asked Grok if it was true that Van Hollen never once even said the name Rachel Morin on the platform.
Grok confirmed it:
Based on available information, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen has not posted anything on Twitter (now X) explicitly expressing sympathy for Rachel Morin or her family. A review of his official X account (@ChrisVanHollen) shows no direct posts mentioning Rachel Morin. While Van Hollen issued statements to news outlets, such as the Baltimore Sun in June 2024, saying, "My heart breaks for the Morin family," and released a statement on April 15, 2025, after the conviction of Morin's killer, these were not shared on his X account. His X posts during this period focus heavily on other issues, notably his advocacy for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a deported individual, which drew criticism for overshadowing the Morin case.
No wonder Morin's mother is outraged.
That speaks volumes doesn't it?
— Dwight Voeks (@DwightVoeks) April 16, 2025
Van Hollen is openly telling Americans and Marylanders who he is and what his priorities are.
Trust us, Senator. We believe you.
Behold ! The Hypocrites ! pic.twitter.com/1OTwPpKO8s
— Jeff B (@FarmBoyJeff1) April 16, 2025
Again, Abrego Garcia had plenty of due process regarding his deportation. The Trump administration is under no obligation to return an El Salvadoran criminal to the United States, and the President, in so many words, has asserted that he will not be bringing him back.
Hopefully @nayibbukele can keep Senator Van Hollen in one of his prisons when the Senator arrives.
— Cryptid Politics 🇺🇸🐊 (@CryptidPolitics) April 16, 2025
HA.
That's not likely to happen, but it would be amusing for Van Hollen to have to share a cell with his bestie down at CECOT.
Democrats care more about illegal immigrants than Americans who have been victimized by them. https://t.co/JuCyqsEJiy
— Kathy Szeliga (@KathyforMD) April 16, 2025
They have made this very clear.
Beyond the moral depravity of this stance from Van Hollen and other Democrats, it is difficult to see how they think this is a political winner when deportation of illegal criminals is rapidly approaching the same 80/20 status among Americans as preventing the mutilation of children in the name of 'gender identity.'
Continued callous and anti American behavior by a foolish US Senator wasting taxpayer money on a pointless trip to El Salvador to visit a violent criminal and gang member. Why is this reckless fool not being held accountable? Say her name, @ChrisVanHollen , RACHEL MORIN. https://t.co/KZcWqexrzo
— A3B Miles (@A3bMiles13) April 16, 2025
Sadly, Maryland is one state where Van Hollen likely doesn't have to worry about being voted out. But we can still hold him somewhat to account by calling out his reprehensible behavior.
You are a national Disgrace https://t.co/c26AZO40BI
— SandyBeach (@SandraKrafczek) April 16, 2025
Yes. Yes, he is.
Twisted morality. https://t.co/6N48eZusx6
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) April 16, 2025
@ChrisVanHollen you’re a disgrace. https://t.co/bqdSZTgZZ9
— Christopher Martin (@Cart_Kid_72) April 16, 2025
This is so despicable of @ChrisVanHollen .
— Barbara Langan (@zeus4ever) April 16, 2025
He should (but probably won't) be ashamed of himself. https://t.co/KnzSLM01mp
Of course, he won't. He has also called President Trump a 'bully' for deporting illegal criminals.
My heart aches for Mrs Morin, this entire situation with the senator trying to bring a thug back is vile.
— Billbo Wallace (@BillboWall71849) April 16, 2025
The fact that Van Hollen can conduct publicity stunts like his visit to El Salvador when he completely ignored the murder of Rachel Morin -- and then ignored the pain that her mother, her five children, the rest of her family, and her community were experiencing -- says everything anyone needs to know about the current state of the Democrat Party.
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