The fight over the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia has consumed Washington and ignited a debate over immigration policy and due process.
In March, Abrego Garcia, who lived with his wife in Maryland, was sent to El Salvador’s notorious terrorist confinement center (CECOT). On Thursday, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) visited Abrego Garcia at the CECOT prison in El Salvador.
Van Hollen is expected to provide an update on his condition on several Sunday shows this week. The Democrat is slated to appear on five major cable networks to discuss his trip to the Central American country.
Other administration officials sitting down on talk shows this weekend include Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who are likely to tout the administration’s efforts to reduce the size and scope of the federal government by rolling back some regulations and slashing spending.
Democrats have pushed back on much of these actions and slammed the Trump administration for revoking research grants related to climate change and the effects of environmental pollution.
Several Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), are expected to reiterate these critiques on Sunday.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy (D) is also joining CBS’s “Face The Nation,” where she is likely to weigh in on Harvard University’s battle with the Trump administration over federal funding.
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