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Dan, good to be with you.

I did try to visit to check on his health, and I was stopped about three kilometers outside of the prison by soldiers who told me I could not proceed. You could see cars continuing to go by on the road, but they were ordered to stop me from going.

I did try to visit to check on his health, and I was stopped about three kilometers outside of the prison by soldiers who told me I could not proceed. You could see cars continuing to go by on the road, but they were ordered to stop me from going.

I think that's fair. My request also has been to go see Kilmar. Republicans don't seem to care about the fact that he was illegally abducted and taken to Seacott. You know, the Trump administration seems to be celebrating that fact and, of course, are ignoring the court orders to facilitate his return.

I think that's fair. My request also has been to go see Kilmar. Republicans don't seem to care about the fact that he was illegally abducted and taken to Seacott. You know, the Trump administration seems to be celebrating that fact and, of course, are ignoring the court orders to facilitate his return.

No, they haven't allowed anybody to speak with him. And that, of course, is a violation of international law. But that is the current situation. And I explained to the you know, Vice President of El Salvador yesterday that they're really being complicit in these illegal actions by the Trump administration and illegal under U.S. law for lack of due process.

No, they haven't allowed anybody to speak with him. And that, of course, is a violation of international law. But that is the current situation. And I explained to the you know, Vice President of El Salvador yesterday that they're really being complicit in these illegal actions by the Trump administration and illegal under U.S. law for lack of due process.

But by not allowing him to have any contact with anybody, that's also a violation of international law.

But by not allowing him to have any contact with anybody, that's also a violation of international law.

Well, his basic response was that they had this deal with the Trump administration. The Trump administration was paying the government of El Salvador millions of dollars. to detain him and others. And I explained that the courts of our country, including the Supreme Court by nine to zero ruling had ordered the Trump administration to help facilitate his release.

Well, his basic response was that they had this deal with the Trump administration. The Trump administration was paying the government of El Salvador millions of dollars. to detain him and others. And I explained that the courts of our country, including the Supreme Court by nine to zero ruling had ordered the Trump administration to help facilitate his release.

You know, the president of El Salvador has said that, well, he doesn't have the power to smuggle, you know, Kilmar back into the United States. I pointed out to the vice president, we're not asking El Salvador to smuggle him in. We just want them to open the prison gate. And Attorney General Bondi did say the other day that they'd send a plane.

You know, the president of El Salvador has said that, well, he doesn't have the power to smuggle, you know, Kilmar back into the United States. I pointed out to the vice president, we're not asking El Salvador to smuggle him in. We just want them to open the prison gate. And Attorney General Bondi did say the other day that they'd send a plane.

I don't know if that offer still stands, but I want to make that distinction clear. El Salvador is a sovereign country. We don't think that they can, quote, smuggle him back to the United States. But what they can do is open the gates to the prison to somebody who's been illegally detained there.

I don't know if that offer still stands, but I want to make that distinction clear. El Salvador is a sovereign country. We don't think that they can, quote, smuggle him back to the United States. But what they can do is open the gates to the prison to somebody who's been illegally detained there.

Well, that's absolutely right. I mean, the first question I asked of the American embassy team here has, has Washington, has the Trump administration given you any instructions to help facilitate his release? And the answer was no.

Well, that's absolutely right. I mean, the first question I asked of the American embassy team here has, has Washington, has the Trump administration given you any instructions to help facilitate his release? And the answer was no.

I have a very strong opinion where they said essentially they backed up the federal district court judge and said that this violation of due process by the Trump administration goes to the very heart and foundation of our constitution, a total violation of the due process rights. And they said, I'm reading here that we, which should be shocking.

I have a very strong opinion where they said essentially they backed up the federal district court judge and said that this violation of due process by the Trump administration goes to the very heart and foundation of our constitution, a total violation of the due process rights. And they said, I'm reading here that we, which should be shocking.

All of us to also listen to the Trump administration's claim that since he's already left the country, they have no obligation to get him back. I mean, they admitted they admitted in federal court that they had erroneously abducted him and taken him to another prison.