Chris Van Hollen: “I just want to express my thanks to you and your team at the SEC, for being important cops on the beat.”

The job of a U.S. ambassador, and their staff, whether a political or civilian employee, is to defend and protect U.S. interests.

We must not forget that a federal judge has already made clear what we have long known: the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice is engaged in a vindictive prosecution against Kilmar.

This should chill every American to the bone. When the rights of one are threatened, the rights of all are at risk.

While today’s hearing did not proceed, the Trump Administration continues to desperately try and ship Kilmar Ábrego Garcia to a faraway country and deny him of his constitutional due process rights.