Reporter Asks Chris Van Hollen Point Blank: 'Are You Concerned Whether Mr. Garcia Abrego Is Still Alive?'

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said he has so far not been provided with an update on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's health status.

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00:00I don't know about his health status. That's exactly why I wanted to meet with him directly.

00:11That's why I wanted to talk to him on the phone. That's why I want to arrange a phone call

00:15with his wife. I mean, this is a notorious prison. And the family, this is a guy, again,

00:22he just disappeared off the streets of Maryland. He ends up in, I'm sorry.

00:30This is, this is why I want to, this is why I wanted to see him. I also want to say to everybody

00:42here, you may know, in the state of Maryland, we have a very wonderful, robust Salvadorian

00:48population. And they contribute greatly to our state.

01:00Well, I'm, I'm asking President Bukele to. Okay. I'm asking President Bukele under his authority

01:24as president of El Salvador to do the right thing and allow Mr. Abrego Garcia to walk out

01:34of a prison, a man who's charged with no crime, convicted of no crime, and who was illegally

01:40abducted from the United States.