While Maryland mother-of-five Rachel Morin’s killer is finally being brought to justice, her U.S. Senator—Democrat Chris Van Hollen—has been busy plotting a rescue mission. But not for Rachel’s family, or for the law-abiding citizens she left behind. No, Van Hollen’s priority is flying to El Salvador to fight for a deported illegal immigrant with reported MS-13 ties.

Let that sink in.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran national, was deported under the Trump administration after multiple immigration courts found credible ties to the violent MS-13 gang. He had a valid deportation order going back to 2019. He is now being held in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT mega prison. This is who Van Hollen calls his “constituent.”

On the very same day that Abrego’s deportation took center stage, Rachel Morin’s brutal 2023 rape and murder—committed by another illegal alien—reached a major milestone: her killer was found guilty. For many Marylanders, this moment was about closure, justice, and grief. For Van Hollen, it was about Kilmar.

He took to social media and the Senate floor demanding a meeting with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele. He threatened to fly to the country himself if his demands weren’t met, promising to “check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s condition” and push for his return. That’s right—Van Hollen is willing to jet across the globe to plead the case of a deported gang suspect while ignoring his own constituents mourning a murdered mother.

It’s a disgrace.

Van Hollen’s office says little about Morin’s family besides offering the standard “thoughts and prayers.” But for Kilmar? He’s ready to storm the gates of a foreign prison in what looks more like a virtue-signaling photo op than legitimate diplomacy. Maybe next he’ll don a cape and pose outside the razor wire like a DC Comics reject.

The kicker here is that Van Hollen knows this is a lost cause. El Salvador isn’t budging, and Bukele has already made it clear that no amount of hand-wringing from D.C. will change that. But facts and logic never stopped Democrats from wasting taxpayer money before. We don’t yet know who’s footing the bill for Van Hollen’s trip, but if history’s any guide, Americans will be stuck paying for another performative stunt.

It would be one thing if Van Hollen were championing due process for American citizens. But he’s not. He’s throwing the full weight of his office behind the radical left’s “Maryland man” narrative—a play to reframe illegal aliens as domestic constituents with full legal rights and government protection. Meanwhile, American victims of illegal immigration like Rachel Morin are treated as footnotes.

This isn’t just bad optics. It’s political malpractice.

Sen. Van Hollen and his allies are going all-in on a dangerous message: that illegal immigrants with gang affiliations deserve more attention and empathy than the actual citizens they’ve hurt. That playing international hero to a deported MS-13 suspect is somehow more important than ensuring justice for grieving American families.

And make no mistake—this isn’t just about Maryland. This is the modern Democratic Party in a nutshell. Coddle criminals. Ignore victims. Punish law-abiding Americans by putting them last.

The same party that says it’s “pro-women” can’t be bothered to stand up for women like Rachel Morin. The same party that claims to defend the rule of law is actively working against immigration enforcement. And the same lawmakers who call Trump “lawless” are now demanding foreign governments return deported gang suspects.

This is the madness of the moment. But Americans are watching.

When voters head to the ballot box in 2026, they won’t forget the image of a U.S. senator more concerned about a gang-linked illegal than the citizens he’s sworn to represent. They won’t forget how the Democrat Party prioritized criminals over communities. And they won’t forget who stood silent when it really mattered.

Chris Van Hollen may think he’s going to rescue a “constituent.” But come Election Day, it’s his political credibility that may need saving.