WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) listens as Administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deanne Criswell testifies a House Oversight Committee Hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. Criswell testifies during a hearing on oversight of FEMA and their response to Hurricanes Milton and Helene. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Luna To Meet With Bukele To Strengthen El Salvador-U.S. Partnership: ‘Unlike Sen. Van Hollen, Who Drank Margaritas With A Cartel Member’

As the Central American country becomes more involved in the Trump administration’s illegal immigration enforcement initiatives, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) says that she accepted an offer to meet with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele next month.

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(L) US Senator Chris Van Hollen speaks during a press conference at a city viewpoint in Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador, on April 16, 2025. Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen arrived in El Salvador on Wednesday to press for the release of a US resident thrust to the center of a storm over President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration policies when he was mistakenly deported to the Central American country. Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains imprisoned in a notorious jail in his native country despite a US federal judge's order, backed by the Supreme Court, for his return to the United States. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP) (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - APRIL 17: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) In this handout provided by Sen. Van Hollen's Office, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) meets with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia (L) at an undisclosed location on April 17, 2025 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, was illegally deported by the Trump administration and has been held in prison in El Salvador since March 15. (Photo by Sen. Van Hollen's Office via Getty Images)

Van Hollen Admits El Salvador Trip Was Funded By Taxpayers, Ignores Questions About Abrego Garcia’s ‘MS-13 Ties’

Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen admitted on Sunday that taxpayer funds paid for his trip to El Salvador in an attempt to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran illegal alien who was deported from the U.S. after being deemed a member of MS-13 by the Department of Justice.

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(L-Top) WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks at a news conference on the Trump Administration's planned cuts to the Social Security Administration at the Capitol on March 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. The news conference comes a day after Frank Bisignano, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be Commissioner of Social Security Administration, testified before the Senate Finance Committee and faced questions over proposed DOGE cuts and the agency's ability to process and distribute benefit checks. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / (L-Bottom) Sen. Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien from El Salvador who was deported back to his home country after being deemed a MS-13 member by the government. (Photo via: AP News)/ (R-Top) screenshot of a post from the White House's official X account. (Photo via: X) / (R-bottom) El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele smiles during the inauguration of the Key Institute, a private institution of higher education specializing in engineering and science in San Salvador on March 19, 2025. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP) (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images)

Salvadoran President Mocks Democrat Sen. Van Hollen’s Visit, WH Asserts That Abrego Garcia Is ‘Never Coming Back’

Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, publicly ridiculed Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen’s meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia via social media late on Thursday. Shortly thereafter, the White House issued a statement on X, firmly asserting that the Salvadoran illegal alien is “never coming back.”

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