House Dems Visit El Salvador Despite Comer’s Refusal

April 21, 2025 Democrats, Politics

After House Republicans refused to allow Democrats to organize official congressional delegations to El Salvador, four of them are traveling to the Central American nation anyway, Axios has learned.

The lawmakers’ offices said they will meet with officials at the U.S. embassy there to advocate for the release of Kilmar Armando Ábrego García and receive classified briefings.

Reps. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) and Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) arrived in San Salvador, the country’s capital, on Monday morning, their offices said. Garcia and Frost had requested authorization from House Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-Ky.) but were denied.

Read the full article. Last week Comer sent a delegation of seven House Republicans.

After House Republicans refused to allow Democrats to organize official congressional delegations to El Salvador, four of them are traveling to the Central American nation anyway. https://t.co/EgjrXeGy33

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