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Date: 2025-04-17
Kilmar Abrego Garcia and due process for all
Mr. Garcia is the very public face of too many individuals who were sent to an atrocious prison in El Salvador without having their case heard by any judge in this country. That is against the law. EVERYONE has a right to a hearing about their case and judges decide who gets deported. That process exists to protect all of us. As an aside, he wasn’t even deported. He and the others were imprisoned in a 3rd country.
x Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much." pic.twitter.com/2CQEorVt0o — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 15, 2025
Sen. Murphy explains the key details.
x I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear. pic.twitter.com/aod5nTsMmz — Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) April 15, 2025
Sen. Van Hollen who represents the family shares his plan.
x Breaking: Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen just announced he'll depart tomorrow (Wednesday) for El Salvador to attempt to secure the release of Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia. "We must urgently continue working to return Kilmar safely home to Maryland." — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) April 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
x I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
[image or embed] — Senator Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov) April 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Even his union is calling for his return.
x Kilmar Abrego Garcia was in the first year of a sheet metal apprenticeship in Baltimore when he was deported because of an “administrative error.”
His union @smartunionworks says, Garcia “was literally helping to build this great country.”
pic.twitter.com/eBNpVCk4Gt — More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) April 11, 2025
Democrats support the due process of Mr. Garcia and the others.
x So @realDonaldTrump, you want to deport “homegrown” criminals?
Only one of you has 34 felony convictions, was found liable for sexual assault, impeached twice, and is actively tearing this country apart.
Look in the mirror. It’s you.
Not sure how you’d survive a gulag—you dodged… pic.twitter.com/y32ejqIA2w — Ken Martin (@kenmartin73) April 14, 2025
x A threat to one is a threat to all.
My statement on Trump’s outrageous attack on due process and the rule of law: pic.twitter.com/IDl0htojqs — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 14, 2025
x Kilmer Abrego Garcia was wrongly deported to El Salvador as part of the Trump Administration’s government-funded kidnapping rampage. He is rotting away in a foreign prison where his life is in danger. We need to go there now to make sure he’s okay.
https://t.co/pdfj9aYDTO — Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (@RepMaxwellFrost) April 15, 2025
x I’m in, we should go. — Robert Garcia (@RobertGarcia) April 15, 2025
x Snatching people off the street without due process is wrong.
Bring Kilmar home. Stop violating people’s rights. — Rep. Ted Lieu (@RepTedLieu) April 15, 2025
x What do you know, President Trump is lockstep with a foreign dictator on detaining, shackling and deporting Trump’s deportee without any Due Process.
Trump must follow the Supreme Court’s order to facilitate the return of their illegal prisoner.
https://t.co/VPXjuINUMm — Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) April 15, 2025
x First, they said they’ll send undocumented immigrants with no due process to a foreign prison camp.
Next, they said any immigrant — documented or not.
Now, they say it’s citizens. And that once they send you even on accident, they can’t bring you back.
https://t.co/wtB2vPKdaC — Congressman Greg Casar (@RepCasar) April 14, 2025
x The Trump Administration just canceled funding for know-your-rights trainings and legal education.
Every American should care about this.
An attack on ONE person’s due process rights is an attack on ALL of our due process rights.
These programs are popular.
They’re… pic.twitter.com/n9gldz6JT2 — Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) April 15, 2025
x This administration’s chaos is tearing families apart, including this 19-year-old from the Bronx who was sent to prison in El Salvador and taken away from his father.
All those sent to this dangerous prison without due process must be released.
Now.
https://t.co/Q5lDALFRvR — NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) April 15, 2025
The public is demanding his return, too.
x HAPPENING NOW: Protesters have gathered outside the Maryland courthouse where Judge Xinis is holding a hearing regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia pic.twitter.com/kZKelFERS6 — Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) April 15, 2025
Democratic Daily Download
x Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to destroy Social Security—and Republicans in Congress are helping them do it. On today’s Democratic Daily Download, @repespaillat.bsky.social promises we will keep up the fight on behalf of our seniors.
[image or embed] — House Democrats (@housedemocrats.bsky.social) April 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
x On today's Democratic Daily Download, @RepLoisFrankel explains how seniors like Linda in her community count on Social Security.
With today’s Save Social Security Day of Action, House Democrats are standing up to Trump, Musk and Republicans to protect this earned benefit. pic.twitter.com/IliSyUAcTA — House Democrats (@HouseDemocrats) April 15, 2025
Democrats doing Democratic things…
x This #TaxDay2025, we are fighting for everyday American families. Billionaires do not deserve yet another tax break when funding for programs like SNAP, Medicaid, Head Start are at risk! pic.twitter.com/nHPtf5w8Gp — Adriano Espaillat (@RepEspaillat) April 15, 2025
x Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions – rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to make sure all students at Harvard can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and…
https://t.co/gAu9UUqgjF — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 15, 2025
x Ranking Member @RepGregoryMeeks and former Majority Leader @RepStenyHoyer today introduced a comprehensive bill to support Ukraine and thwart Russia's ability to wage its illegal war there. pic.twitter.com/xRKNU6POWr — House Foreign Affairs Committee Dems (@HouseForeign) April 14, 2025
x During pregnancy and post-partum, black women often receive lower quality care, face discrimination, and are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause. It’s an issue that must be addressed and must be taken seriously.
I was proud to speak at the Black… pic.twitter.com/g2FxPlh29f — Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis (@LGAustinDavis) April 15, 2025
x No matter what chaos Trump tries to unleash on our economy, one thing is clear. Trump’s tariff “plan” is costing New Jersey families.
I’m fighting to rein in Trump’s tariff chaos by ending the politically manufactured emergency declaration he is using to destroy our economy and… pic.twitter.com/CkuHN3i8t4 — Rep. Mikie Sherrill (@RepSherrill) April 15, 2025
x The constitutional crisis is here.
President Trump is disobeying lawful court orders. His advisors and allies are cheering him on. And Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains trapped in a jail in El Salvador. pic.twitter.com/yI2mxWpyAs — Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) April 15, 2025
x Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme; it’s a promise.
But this administration is sabotaging it from the inside: crashing the website, firing workers, and pushing lies.
We see what you’re doing. Hands off our Social Security! pic.twitter.com/sd9buQHaUz — Congressman Shri Thanedar (@RepShriThanedar) April 15, 2025
x The Trump Administration is once again going back on their word, and now, HeadStart programs that more than 10,000 kids and their families across our state depend on are at risk.
I will fight any action that messes with our kids and families. pic.twitter.com/NjL38vbbQR — Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) April 15, 2025
x There’s a word for this, and it’s called bribery.
https://t.co/Y6wVM3yYDq — Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) April 15, 2025
x 70 MILLION Americans depend on Social Security and one in three households include a Social Security beneficiary, yet the Trump Administration has classified it as a “Ponzi scheme,” with plans to dismantle this critical program that supports the most vulnerable among us. In my… pic.twitter.com/mrldj5sKvn — Rep. Stacey Plaskett (@StaceyPlaskett) April 15, 2025
x President Trump's tariff tax whiplash in Washington will hurt Wisconsin and our working families will pay the price.
At a time when folks are already struggling with rising costs, trade wars will only cause prices to go up on everything from gas to groceries. pic.twitter.com/469tR7dmmp — Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) April 14, 2025
Town halls and community events.
x Shortages in our health care workforce mean longer hospital stays, delayed treatments, and worse outcomes for patients. It was great to visit Bayhealth in Dover and hear about how they’re working to address these shortages here in central Delaware.
[image or embed] — Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (@bluntrochester.senate.gov) April 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
x 📢 #MA7: Join us for a town hall on Wednesday, April 23 at 6:00PM in Somerville to discuss the harmful Musk-Trump agenda & how we're fighting back together. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/town-hall-....
[image or embed] — Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@pressley.house.gov) April 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
x Friends, if you can’t make it to our town hall in ABQ in person tonight, we will also be live-streaming it to YouTube! Join us at 5:30pm MT to watch: youtube.com/@repstansbury
[image or embed] — Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) (@repstansbury.bsky.social) April 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
x It's important to me to hear folks' priorities in all 7 counties across Southwest Washington, which is why I've held town halls in each one.
I'll be in Centralia on April 22 to take your questions – and I hope you can make it!
When you speak up about the issues facing our… pic.twitter.com/JpmvBzibnh — Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (@RepMGP) April 9, 2025
Protests and protest signs!
My sister in law, Janesmom has this to report from their road trip. “The trump fan signs are fewer than they used to be!” She also said that they saw a lone protester on a small 2 lane highway in the Sacramento River delta area, which is a rural area holding a sign that said, “We have no king”. That warmed her heart right up. Unfortunately she wasn’t able to get a picture, but they gave him lots of honks and waves.
She’s here visiting me and we did a special edition of my weekly protest on Wednesday. We had 211 positive responses and 11 negative in 1 hour. We even had a friendly wave from a police officer :)
Now onto the posts...
x HAPPENING NOW: Protesters have gathered outside the Maryland courthouse where Judge Xinis is holding a hearing regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia pic.twitter.com/kZKelFERS6 — Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) April 15, 2025
x A reminder that Democratic Attorney Generals have been holding town halls across the country.
Tonight’s discussing their ongoing lawsuits against Trump. 👇 dems.ag/tonight-tune...
[image or embed] — Maudi63 (@maudi63.bsky.social) April 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
x MAGA man tried tasing a grandma for holding up a sign at a Tesla protest and got his ass arrested. pic.twitter.com/xoHVFEtKSY — 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖_𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@SundaeDivine) April 15, 2025
x A protest in front of the White House about an hour before the press briefing pic.twitter.com/7yubWc46ZD — AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) April 15, 2025
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