内容摘要：After a brief conversation, Julia invited Sandigo, a notary and a volunteer into her small house.

After a brief conversation, Julia invited Sandigo, a notary and a volunteer into her small house.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during a news conference upon his arrival from meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during a news conference upon his arrival from meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Much uncertainty remains about the future of Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who was living in Maryland, after Van Hollen was presented with a carefully staged opportunity to meet with him in El Salvador on Thursday. The Maryland senator said that Abrego Garcia reported he’d been moved from a notorious Salvadoran mega-prison, CECOT, to a detention center with better conditionsAbrego Garcia’s status after Van Hollen left was not known, and there was no indication that Van Hollen’s trip pushed him any closer to release.The case has become a

. Democrats insist that President Donald Trump is overstepping his executive authority and disrespecting the courts; Republicans are criticizing Democrats for defending a man Trump and White House officials claim is an MS-13 gang member, despite the fact that he has not been charged with any gang-related crimes.Jennifer Vasquez Sura wipes a tear from her face as Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during a news conference upon his arrival from meeting with her husband, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, in El Salvador, at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Jennifer Vasquez Sura wipes a tear from her face as Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during a news conference upon his arrival from meeting with her husband, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, in El Salvador, at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Van Hollen said that Abrego Garcia told him that he’d shared a cell with 25 prisoners and was afraid of many fellow inmates at CECOT before he was moved to another center in Santa Ana, El Salvador. He said that Abrego Garcia reported being treated well — but noted that they were surrounded by government minders at the time.His death was confirmed by his son, David Gans, who said he died at his Manhattan home after a lengthy illness.

Author of such influential works as “The Urban Villagers” and “The Levittowners,” Herbert Gans was a refugee fromwho liked to say he viewed his adopted country through the eyes of an outsider. He called himself a “participant-observer,” combining research and direct experience and lending crucial perspective on municipal planning, attitudes toward race and poverty, mass communication and cultural tastes.

A professor emeritus at Columbia University and former president of thehe believed in making scholarly work accessible, and was a popular commentator and prolific essay writer. He served on the committee that prepared the