Illinois Governor Eyes Retaliation Against El Salvador Over Abrego Garcia

Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has directed a number of authorities agencies to reappraisal contracts pinch El Salvador arsenic good arsenic companies pinch ties to nan state successful nan aftermath of nan mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia successful March. Pritzker announced connected Wednesday, April 23, “a bid of measures against El Salvador” complete its “role successful aiding nan Trump administration’s defiance of tribunal orders and violations of owed process.”

In a connection Pritzker said, “no 1 should beryllium deprived of life and liberty without owed process of law.

“However, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was legally domiciled successful nan United States, did not person immoderate owed process earlier nan Trump management illegally deported him to El Salvador,” Pritzker continued.

What happens now?

Pritzker told nan authorities to look into whether its pensions are tied to El Salvador successful immoderate way, which includes status costs for assemblage labor and nationalist schoolhouse teachers. He added nan results of nan audit will beryllium handed into his agency truthful it tin place immoderate “fund investments” from companies linked to El Salvador’s government. Pritzker said he will find if immoderate legislative action needs to beryllium taken. 

Illinois’ pension costs held $218 billion worthy of assets arsenic of nan extremity of nan state’s 2023 fiscal year.

The politician said nan reappraisal will besides entail identifying “state contracts awarded to companies” pinch immoderate ties to El Salvador. 

Pritzker besides directed nan Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to look into waste and acquisition pinch nan country, “Before taking immoderate actions that could person economical impacts against El Salvador.”

What is El Salvador’s domiciled successful Abrego Garcia’s deportation?

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele supported President Donald Trump’s statement that nan national authorities cannot return Abrego Garcia to nan U.S.

Bukele refused to merchandise Abrego Garcia from a situation successful his country, calling nan thought “preposterous” during a sojourn to nan White House.

What is nan Trump management saying?

The Trump management refuted Pritzker’s connection that Abrego Garcia was successful nan state legally and alleged that he was a personnel of nan pack MS-13, an assertion denied by Abrego Garcia’s woman and ineligible team.

The Trump management admitted Abrego Garcia was wrongfully deported owed to a “clerical error” but based on he should not beryllium welcomed backmost to nan United States.

How person different Democrats responded?

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., visited Abrego Garcia successful El Salvador during nan week of April 13.

Van Hollen reportedly believes nan champion measurement for states to show support for Abrego Garcia is by cutting financial ties pinch El Salvador to unit its authorities to bring Abrego Garcia backmost to nan U.S.