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Radio 4,18 Apr 2025,45 mins

US senator visits man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

The World Tonight

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Senator Chris Van Hollen has met Kilmar Ábrego García, the man in an El Salvador jail who has now become the new face of US politics. For the Trump administration, he is an example of their policy of deporting people they identify as “criminal illegal aliens”. For Democrats, there is debate about whether his case could sustain the anti-Trump cause. We'll hear from Democrat strategist Amanda Renteria. Also on the programme: US president Donald Trump has issued a fresh warning to Russia and Ukraine, saying they would be fools to delay the peace process. Following this week's landmark ruling in the UK's Supreme Court, we look at how other countries treat trans people under the law. And celebrating Easter in the holiest of cities: a Palestinian Christian on the obstacles to attending church in Jerusalem.

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