Republican changes Van Hollen's office plaque after Dem's visit to El Salvador

Rep Mike Collins R-Ga claimed in a post on X that he altered the name plaque outside the office of Sen Chris Van Hollen D-Md The Republican lawmaker s post included a photo in which the plaque outside Van Hollen s office says that he represents El Salvador OREGON LAWMAKER LATEST DEMOCRAT TO VISIT EL SALVADOR FOR DEPORTED ILLEGAL MIGRANT ABREGO GARCIA Hey Sen Van Hollen I went ahead and changed your office plaque for you Collins wrote Collins has repeatedly criticized Van Hollen for traveling to El Salvador to meet with accused MS- member and illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego-Garcia In another post on X Collins slammed Van Hollen as traitorous Additionally when Van Hollen first stated his trip to El Salvador Collins responded by saying If you re going to advocate harder for illegal gang members than you do American citizens don t come back Abrego-Garcia s deportation sparked an uproar among Democrats plenty of of whom say that the El Salvadorian national was a hard-working Maryland resident whose right to due process was violated KILMAR ABREGO-GARCIA SUSPECTED OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN REVIEW OBTAINED BY FOX NEWSHowever Abrego-Garcia who entered the U S illegally in remained in the country unlawfully despite being issued a deportation order back in Prince George's County Police Gang Unit identified Abrego-Garcia as a member of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha MS- gang in according to Homeland Precaution Investigations HSI The HSI analysis also noted that Abrego-Garcia was suspected of human trafficking after a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper encountered him in December According to the HSI overview on Dec a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper stopped Abrego-Garcia after he was observed speeding and noticed eight individuals in the car but no luggage Abrego-Garcia explained he began driving three days prior from Houston Texas to Temple Hills Md so the individuals could perform construction work Additionally the individuals in the car reportedly gave the same address as Abrego-Garica's home The statement states that the trooper suspected it was a human trafficking episode CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThis past week President Donald Trump hosted Angel Mom Patty Morin a Maryland resident at the White House Morin s daughter Rachel was beaten raped and killed in Maryland by an illegal migrant from El Salvador in Patty Morin proposes Van Hollen never contacted her after Rachel s murder Fox News Digital reached out to Rep Collins' office for comment