Sen. Chris Van Hollen:
Well, I think more pressure and more of a spotlight can have an impact over time, because I think it’s unsustainable for both the Trump administration to continue to thumb its nose at the U.S. courts, especially in light of the Fourth Circuit opinion upholding the district judge, and of course, the 9-0 decision by the Supreme Court.
It is unsustainable, I think, for El Salvador to say, look, we don’t know anything about why we’re holding him, other than the fact that the United States government is paying us up to $15 million to hold him and others.
And I think, over time, that that position will be unsustainable. I will say, back at home, I’m certainly not going to support any taxpayer dollars going to El Salvador so that they can continue to illegally detain a resident of Maryland.
