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    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 09: Mother (2nd R) of Kilmar Abrego Garcia holds a picture of her son and his family during a news conference to discuss his son's arrest and deportation at Cannon House Office Building on April 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus held a news conference to discuss the deportation of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the maximum security prison Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador, an incident the Trump administration claims as “an administrative error,” but refuses to bring Abrego Garcia back to the United States.
    Maryland’s Salvadoran community roiled by Abrego Garcia deportation
    The Kilmar Abrego Garcia case has roiled Maryland’s Salvadoran population, which is one of the largest immigrant groups in the state.
    A yellow flag marks a field contaminated with dioxin near Danang airport in Vietnam.
    The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago, but the battle with Agent Orange continues
    Millions of Vietnamese are born with severe developmental challenges linked to Agent Orange.
    This week, a Maryland U.S. District judge ruled that the Trump administration deported a Venezuelan man in violation of a court-approved settlement agreement reached following a lawsuit last year.
    Second man deported to El Salvador last month in violation of Maryland court order
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia was not the only Maryland man erroneously deported to El Salvador last month, according to court records.
    Detective who helped label Kilmar Abrego Garcia a gang member had trouble of his own
    Former Prince George’s County Police Cpl. Ivan Mendez, who interviewed Kilmar Abrego Garcia and helped label him as a gang member, later pleaded guilty to misconduct.
    Bells tolled in chapels, churches and cathedrals around the world after Pope Francis’ death was announced on Monday.
    Pope Francis’ funeral to be held Saturday, with public viewing starting Wednesday
    Cardinals set the funeral for Saturday in St. Peter’s Square.

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    EDMONTON, AB - JULY 26: Pope Francis arrives at Commonwealth Stadium to give an open-air mass on July 26, 2022 in Edmonton, Canada. The pope is meeting with Indigenous communities and community leaders in Canada in an effort to reconcile the history of physical and sexual abuse of Indigenous children in the country's Catholic-run residential schools, as detailed in a 2015 Canadian-government-funded commission report.
    For Maryland Catholics, Pope Francis opened doors: ‘People found this pope different’
    Maryland Catholics, whether they had disagreements with the Catholic Church or not, remember Pope Francis as a humble priest who lifted up the needs and suffering of common people above all else.
    Pope Francis waves to thousands of followers as he arrives at the Manila Cathedral on January 16, 2015 in Manila, Philippines.
    Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
    Pope Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and was admitted to a hospital in February for a respiratory crisis, has died.
    Pope Francis tours St. Peter's Square in his popemobile after bestowing the Urbi et Orbi blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025.
    Pope Francis emerges from convalescence on Easter, delights crowd with popemobile tour
    Before Sunday, Francis’ biggest outing had been a visit to Rome’s downtown prison to spend Holy Thursday with inmates.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore presented Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa of the Kanagawa Prefecture a signed Tomoyuki Sugano Baltimore Orioles jersey. A pitcher for the Os, Sugano is from the Kanagawa Prefecture and is a three-time MVP in Japan.
    Moore’s Asia trip helped by baseball talk and a slight football gaffe
    Sports were frequent cultural touchstones on Gov. Wes Moore's trip to Japan and South Korea.
    In a photo posted to his official X account on Thursday, April 17, 2025, Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a trip to El Salvador this week.
    Sen. Van Hollen meets Maryland man held in El Salvador prison after wrongful deportation
    Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation.

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    Kilmar Abrego Garcia and one of his children in an undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025.
    What to know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man ICE mistakenly deported to El Salvador
    Abrego Garcia’s deportation, and the fight to bring him back, remains an international topic of discussion — dominating news coverage and attracting the interest of political figures.
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 09: Mother (2nd R) of Kilmar Abrego Garcia holds a picture of her son and his family during a news conference to discuss his son's arrest and deportation at Cannon House Office Building on April 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus held a news conference to discuss the deportation of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the maximum security prison Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador, an incident the Trump administration claims as “an administrative error,” but refuses to bring Abrego Garcia back to the United States.
    Planned federal bill would require return of improperly deported people, like Maryland father
    A New York City congressman announced he will introduce legislation inspired by a Maryland father Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month.
    President Donald Trump  meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador
    El Salvador’s president says he won’t release Maryland man back to the US
    Trump administration officials emphasized that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a notorious gang prison in El Salvador, was a citizen of that country and that U.S. has no say in his future.
    Ksenia Karelina walks with her fiancé, professional boxer Chris van Heerden, as she arrives Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Ex-ballerina with Baltimore County ties returns to US after Russia prisoner swap
    Russian-American Ksenia Karelina, who Moscow freed as part of a prisoner swap, arrived back in the United States late Thursday.
    Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, and chairman of the  Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said at a Capitol Hill press conference Wednesday, April 9, 2025, that he plans to send a letter directly to the president of El Salvador to urge the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man mistakenly sent to a prison in that country.
    ‘Still fighting for you’: Wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia slams Maryland man’s deportation
    On March 15, immigration authorities deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a notorious mega prison in El Salvador, which lawmakers described as “heinous” and known for torturing inmates.

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    A local man rides a bicycle past a damaged building in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Sunday.
    Officials survey damage in Myanmar’s earthquake-devastated central areas
    The death toll of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday rose quickly in Myanmar and was at 1,644 victims by Sunday. There
    Members of the Fire Brigade attend the scene following a major fire at an electrical substation at Heathrow on March 21, 2025 in London, England.
    London’s Heathrow Airport closed for the day after a substation fire, disrupting travel
    At least 1,350 flights to and from Heathrow were affected, flight tracking service FlightRadar 24 said, and the impact was likely to last several days.
    An Israeli tank moves in the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on March 18, 2025.
    More than 400 killed as Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza
    Israel’s airstrikes killed more than 400 people and wounded over 500, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaking to the media.
    The EU retaliates against Trump’s trade moves and slaps tariffs on produce from Republican states
    The European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products.
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Zelensky are meeting today to negotiate a preliminary agreement on sharing Ukraine’s mineral resources that Trump says will allow America to recoup aid provided to Kyiv while supporting Ukraine’s economy. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
    Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine as he pressures Zelenskyy to move toward quick end to war
    President Donald Trump has directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous Oval Office meeting as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in negotiations to end the war with Russia.
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