Republican Georgia Consultant Mike Collins trolled Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen over his go to with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador by altering his workplace plaque.
As a substitute of claiming “Maryland,” the up to date plaque reads “El Salvador” — the house nation of the deported MS-13 gangster.
It’s unlikely that the congressman vandalized the plaque, regardless of a report from Mediaite claiming that he “defaced” it. As a substitute, it’s possible photoshopped. Both means, Rep. Collins posted a photograph of the replace on X.
“Hey @ChrisVanHollen, I went forward and adjusted your workplace plaque for you,” the congressman wrote.
Hey @ChrisVanHollen, I went forward and adjusted your workplace plaque for you. pic.twitter.com/jNMKnbCWw3
— Rep. Mike Collins (@RepMikeCollins) April 18, 2025
The violent gangster was deported on March 15, 2025, to his house nation’s Terrorism Confinement Heart (CECOT). He had been illegally residing in Maryland for almost 15 years.
Earlier this week, Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador and demanded to see the deported international nationwide, claiming that he’s one in every of his “constituents.”
In March 2019, Prince George’s County Police detained him throughout a loitering incident at a Residence Depot, the place he was within the firm of two confirmed MS-13 members. Through the investigation, Abrego Garcia was discovered to be a “Chequeo” (a rating member) in MS-13, working underneath the moniker “Chele.” He was additionally carrying a Chicago Bulls hat and a hoodie with imagery tied to gang tradition.
The Division of Homeland Safety labeled Abrego Garcia a “verified” MS-13 member in 2019.
In Might 2021, Abrego Garcia’s spouse, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, was granted a short lived protecting order towards him after she alleged he was subjecting her to home violence, together with beating, scratching, and punching her.
Legal professional Common Pam Bondi has made it clear that Abrego Garcia is “not coming again to our nation.”
“He’s an unlawful alien who has been residing illegally in our nation from El Salvador. ICE testified, and an immigration decide dominated, he was a member of MS-13. An appellate decide dominated he was a member of MS-13. Arduous cease,” Bondi mentioned throughout a press convention on Wednesday. “He shouldn’t be in our nation.”
“He was deported. They wanted one further step in paperwork, however now, MS-13 is characterised as they need to be as an FTO, as a international terrorist group,” the lawyer normal mentioned. “He would have come again, had one further step of paperwork and gone again once more.”
Bondi added, “he’s from El Salvador. He’s in El Salvador, and that’s the place the president plans on maintaining him.”
