DULLES, Va. — Handcuffed, shackled and unable to see out the plane windows or know where they were headed, Kilmar Abrego García and others were flown to El Salvador. Authorities placed him in a cell with around 25 others at…
Maryland lawmakers, legal experts press Trump to return Abrego García from El Salvador
Lawmakers, legal experts and advocates are continuing the fight to push for the return of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego García, who was mistakenly deported to CECOT, El Salvador’s most notorious prison, and has not been heard from for over a month.
Lawmakers join wife of mistakenly deported Maryland man to demand his return
Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, joined by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, and Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, demanded answers Wednesday about the mistaken deportation of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Education Department employees cheered as they leave, warn of impacts of cuts on the future
Suitcases and large cardboard boxes rolled across the pavement outside the Department of Education’s offices this week as recently fired federal workers packed up their desks.
As Black Lives Matter Plaza becomes rubble, onlookers mourn symbol of hope
A week after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the mural’s removal — following pressure from the Republican-controlled Congress — workers chipped away at the street.
Maryland lawmakers, unions denounce continued Trump firings of federal workers
As the crowd chanted “Let us work,” protesters held up signs reading “Solidarity,” “Department of Government Evil” and “We worked. He golfed.”
Sudden firings by Trump administration rock key climate and weather agency
The Commerce Department, parent agency of NOAA, gave fired employees less than two hours to pack up.
Van Hollen calls GOP budget plan, Trump cuts ‘betrayal’
Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Wednesday criticized a Republican budget bill endorsed by President Donald Trump, which provides tax breaks to the wealthy that are partially offset by huge cuts to Medicaid.
Maryland constituents voice worries about Trump actions during senators’ call-in
Constituents from across Maryland gathered for a virtual town hall Wednesday to voice concerns to Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks about the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle federal agencies and the potential impact on their jobs and the state’s economy.
Musk targeting key weather forecasting and scientific research agency, Van Hollen says
Elon Musk’s staff has been at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headquarters, according to Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen and former NOAA official Mary Glackin.