Republican Georgia Representative Mike Collins trolled Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen over his visit with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador by altering his office plaque.
Instead of saying “Maryland,” the updated plaque reads “El Salvador” — the home nation of the deported MS-13 gangster.
It is unlikely that the congressman vandalized the plaque, despite a report from Mediaite claiming that he “defaced” it. Instead, it is likely photoshopped. Either way, Rep. Collins posted a photo of the update on X.
“Hey @ChrisVanHollen, I went ahead and changed your office plaque for you,” the congressman wrote.
Hey @ChrisVanHollen, I went ahead and changed your office plaque for you. pic.twitter.com/jNMKnbCWw3
— Rep. Mike Collins (@RepMikeCollins) April 18, 2025
The violent gangster was deported on March 15, 2025, to his home country’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). He had been illegally living in Maryland for nearly 15 years.
Earlier this week, Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador and demanded to see the deported foreign national, claiming that he is one of his “constituents.”
In March 2019, Prince George’s County Police detained him during a loitering incident at a Home Depot, where he was in the company of two confirmed MS-13 members. During the investigation, Abrego Garcia was found to be a “Chequeo” (a ranking member) in MS-13, operating under the moniker “Chele.” He was also wearing a Chicago Bulls hat and a hoodie with imagery tied to gang culture.
The Department of Homeland Security labeled Abrego Garcia a “verified” MS-13 member in 2019.
In May 2021, Abrego Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, was granted a temporary protective order against him after she alleged he was subjecting her to domestic violence, including beating, scratching, and punching her.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has made it clear that Abrego Garcia is “not coming back to our country.”
“He is an illegal alien who has been living illegally in our country from El Salvador. ICE testified, and an immigration judge ruled, he was a member of MS-13. An appellate judge ruled he was a member of MS-13. Hard stop,” Bondi said during a press conference on Wednesday. “He should not be in our country.”
“He was deported. They needed one additional step in paperwork, but now, MS-13 is characterized as they should be as an FTO, as a foreign terrorist organization,” the attorney general said. “He would have come back, had one extra step of paperwork and gone back again.”
Bondi added, “he’s from El Salvador. He’s in El Salvador, and that’s where the president plans on keeping him.”
