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With Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in the United States and expected to meet with President Donald Trump, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said today he intends to travel to El Salvador this week if the Maryland father improperly deported by the Trump administration is not returned immediately. The senator’s declaration comes on the heels of news over the weekend from Trump officials confirming that the man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, remains confined in a prison in El Salvador.

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | John-John Williams IV

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on Friday recalled the tragic, police-involved death of Freddie Gray nearly 10 years ago as the direct cause of unrest that ignited the city of Baltimore and resulted in significant change. “The fuel was there, Scott said. ”That was the match." Dressed in a checked, light-gray blazer, blue khakis and purple-accented, low-top sneakers, Scott spoke for 90 minutes during a fireside chat today at the Reginald F.

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | John-John Williams IV |Daniel Zawodny

Maryland’s U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks decried the “appalling situation” unfolding in the holding rooms at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Baltimore Field Office in the city’s downtown. The letter sent today to the federal secretary of homeland security and acting ICE director comes after a recent visit by the staffs of the senators.

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | John-John Williams IV

This Monday started off like any other day for Karen Cruz Berrios. The 18-year-old and her mother — Elsy Noemi Berrios, 52 — planned to ride to work together, which happened daily in the month of March. Cruz Berrios recently started as a seamstress where her mom had worked for the past five years. But March 31 was different for Cruz Berrios. Their car on a street in Westminster was suddenly surrounded by ICE agents, with at least one wearing aface covering.

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3 hours ago Migrant detainees should be in El Salvador prison "for the rest of their lives," Noem says The more than 200 migrants sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador by U.S. immigration agents should stay there "for the rest of their … 5 hours ago Transcript: Sotomayor’s Harsh New Dissent Contains One Terrifying Line As the Supreme Court starts weighing in on Trump’s deportations, a legal expert deciphers the complexities of these cases and shows how Sonia … 10 hours ago Inside a...