{"id":2423969,"date":"2025-04-15T19:53:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T23:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassley-jeered-at-over-deportation-of-maryland-man-to-el-salvador-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T19:57:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T23:57:28","slug":"grassley-jeered-at-over-deportation-of-maryland-man-to-el-salvador-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassley-jeered-at-over-deportation-of-maryland-man-to-el-salvador-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Grassley jeered at over deportation of Maryland man to El Salvador &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrassley-jeered-at-over-deportation-of-maryland-man-to-el-salvador-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2423969&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-ticket-price-hikes-just-kicked-in-heres-how-much-you-could-pay-for-one-day-at-magic-kingdom\/\" title=\"Disney Ticket Price Hikes Just Kicked In. Here\u2019s How Much You Could Pay For One Day At Magic Kingdom.\">recent town hall meeting<\/a> in Lee County, Iowa, Senator Chuck Grassley faced criticism and heckling from constituents regarding his stance on immigration and a controversial deportation case. The crowd became notably vocal when grassley avoided directly addressing whether the U.S. should facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was mistakenly deported too El Salvador despite having legal protections in place. Grassley&#8217;s assertion that the Salvadoran president is not subject to U.S. judicial authority prompted further outcry from attendees, who were concerned about due process and the implications of the Trump management&#8217;s policies.<\/p>\n<p>Constituents expressed frustration over what they perceived as a lack of congressional action to rectify the situation, questioning Grassley&#8217;s compliance with his constitutional duties.Grassley acknowledged that congress&#8217;s primary tool to check the executive branch is impeachment, but he attempted to shift the conversation to other issues. Attendees also raised concerns about the treatment of asylum seekers, with one individual urging Grassley to adhere to international laws promoting the U.S. as a refuge for those in need.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the meeting, Grassley maintained composure despite the hostile atmosphere, discussing various topics such as tariffs and tax policies. He reassured some attendees by recounting previous instances where he provided assistance, including helping a constituent&#8217;s father secure VA benefits. The town hall reflected a mix of gratitude and tension,illustrating the challenge Grassley faces in addressing complex and highly charged political issues while engaging with his constituents.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Chuck Grassley jeered at town hall over deportation of Maryland man to El Salvador<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2095712\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-grassley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)\">Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)<\/a> was heckled by some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iowa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Iowa\">Iowa<\/a> constituents at a town hall on Tuesday after he sidestepped a question about whether the United States should facilitate the return of a man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3380902\/kilmar-abrego-garcia-status-press-conference-el-salvador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"mistakenly deported\">mistakenly deported<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/el-salvador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"El Salvador\">El Salvador<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;El Salvador is an independent country. The president of that country is not subject to the U.S. Supreme Court,&rdquo; Grassley said as the crowd began yelling in response.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3381394\/virginia-safest-city-purcellville-votes-dismantle-police-department\/\">Virginia&#8217;s &#8216;safest city&#8217; votes to dismantle police department<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3381407\/chuck-schumer-social-security-chief-to-resign-democrats-attack-doge-cuts\/\">Schumer calls for social security chief to resign as Democrats attack DOGE cuts: &#8216;Hatchet man&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3380817\/independent-board-members-fired-by-trump-urge-supreme-court-reinstate\/\">Independent board members fired by Trump urge Supreme Court to reinstate them<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckGrassley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChuckGrassley<\/a> (R-IA) exchange with constituents on immigration &amp; border security.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Grassley says on El Salvador, &#8220;The president of that country is not subject to our U.S. Supreme Court.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Constituent: &#8220;Trump&#8217;s not obeying the Supreme Court. He just ignores them.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZdE6LM306C\">pic.twitter.com\/ZdE6LM306C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1912198302998688193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Constituents at the town hall in Lee County, Iowa, wanted Grassley to address why Congress has not taken action after the Trump administration deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He was living in Maryland with his family and was granted protection from deportation by a court in 2019. Salvadoran President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nayib-bukele\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nayib Bukele<\/a>&nbsp;declined to return him to the U.S., calling the idea &ldquo;preposterous&rdquo; during an Oval Office meeting on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The framers of the constitution said that every person, not citizen, every person within the jurisdiction of the United States has due process,&rdquo; a constituent said in response to Grassley, accusing President Donald Trump of ignoring the Supreme Court order and calling it evidence of the administration&rsquo;s willingness to ignore judicial authority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We would like to know what you &mdash; as the people, the Congress, who are supposed to rein in this dictator, what are you going to do about it? What are you going to do about these people who have been sentenced to life imprisonment in a foreign country with no due process? Why won&rsquo;t you do your job?&rdquo; the constituent asked.<\/p>\n<p>After a lengthy back and forth, Grassley admitted that the only tool Congress has to rein in the executive branch is impeachment but then attempted to pivot to other topics.<\/p>\n<p>A different speaker told Grassley she was concerned about the president&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-each-of-bidens-42-executive-orders-will-actually-do\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s What Each Of Biden\u2019s 42 Executive Orders Will Actually Do\">immigration enforcement policies<\/a> and their effect on asylum-seekers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe very strongly in my Christian faith. I preach on Sundays,&rdquo; the woman said. &ldquo;Turning away people who have come here for asylum is one of the most shameful things we are doing right here.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The attendee urged Grassley to ensure the U.S. adheres more closely to international law and upholds &ldquo;the ideals of our country to be a place of hope for others.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Grassley responded, &ldquo;I would welcome refugees; I would welcome people seeking asylum.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Several constituents prompted Grassley, who has served in the Senate since 1981, about his constitutional oath, with one questioning whether he was honoring it. Frustration boiled over in the crowd as Grassley struggled to clarify his stance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) takes questions at a town hall in Fort Madison, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo\/Hannah Fingerhut)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Grassley, 91, is known for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">holding town hall meetings annually<\/a> in all of Iowa&rsquo;s 99 counties. The Iowa senator began his 45th year of the meetings last month after the National Republican Congressional Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3336382\/house-republican-members-in-person-town-halls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">advised<\/a> House Republicans against holding public town halls after attendees&rsquo; anger over Trump&rsquo;s administration policies went viral. Top Republicans in the House have alleged that Democrats are paying protesters and organizing attendance at Republican town halls to blast lawmakers on a series of topics.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the town hall, a speaker questioned Grassley over tariffs, asking the senator how he intends to &ldquo;protect your constituents and other Americans from the risks of inflation and recession that could result from President Trump&rsquo;s tariffs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Iowa Republican touted his bipartisan tariff review bill<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3369244\/chuck-grassley-maria-cantwell-bipartisan-legislation-target-trump-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\">which he introduced<\/a>&nbsp;with Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA). The bill<\/span> would give Congress the authority to end tariffs at any time by passing a resolution of disapproval.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump has raised the issue of tariffs &hellip; This is my attempt to recapture that power for the Congress of the United States, where it shouldn&rsquo;t have been given up in the first place,&rdquo; Grassley said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another speaker asked Grassley about a budget plan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3375309\/budget-resolution-survives-first-test-house-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">recently passed <\/a>by the House of Representatives that lays the groundwork for extending Trump&rsquo;s 2017 tax cuts. She asked the Iowa senator why lawmakers aren&rsquo;t doing &ldquo;more to make the billionaires pay more.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Grassley responded that the Finance Committee is discussing raising the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">marginal tax rate<\/a> for Americans in the highest income bracket. In its most recent significant tax cut in 2017, Republicans reduced marginal tax rates for all income levels, including lowering the top rate from 39.6% to 37%.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It might surprise you, the list of possibilities &hellip; the Finance Committee are going to discuss raising from 37% to 39.6%&rdquo; in taxes on the wealthy,&rdquo; Grassley said in response.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He also addressed potentially raising the marginal tax rate for top earners, saying, &ldquo;The idea is that we could use the additional revenue to expand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of ... Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">child tax credit<\/a>.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grassley remained calm as some of those gathered in Fort Madison shouted. Multiple people rose from their seats at once, including one man wearing a Make America Great Again hat in the front row.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Grassley was asked whether he was &ldquo;proud of voting for Trump and what he&rsquo;s doing right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Grassley responded, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no president I&rsquo;ve agreed with 100% of the time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Audience members expressed appreciation for Grassley listening to their concerns despite some interruptions and protests during the town hall.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Worth taking a minute out of your day to listen to this Iowan&rsquo;s emotional story of how Grassley stepped in to help his dad, who was suffering from shrapnel wounds sustained in WWII &amp; Korea. Grassley&rsquo;s Lee Co town hall had&gt;100 attendees. <\/p>\n<p>Representative government at its best. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rd56QBf9TG\">pic.twitter.com\/Rd56QBf9TG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clare Slattery (@clare_slatts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clare_slatts\/status\/1912235752794050856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>In a lighter moment, one constituent thanked Grassley for helping his father, who was suffering from shrapnel wounds while serving in World War II and the Korean War and was struggling to get coverage from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3375309\/budget-resolution-survives-first-test-house-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP-BACKED BUDGET BILL SURVIVES FIRST TEST IN HOUSE BUT FINAL PASSAGE UNCLEAR\">TRUMP-BACKED BUDGET BILL SURVIVES FIRST TEST IN HOUSE BUT FINAL PASSAGE UNCLEAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I contacted your office, and they told me you would look into the matter personally, and they got a letter back saying that you had looked into the matter personally and that my father would be covered,&rdquo; the man said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had the greatest benefits for the last 20 years that a person could ask for; he got all the coverage he needed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He passed away three weeks ago at 97, and I wanted you to know he was a strong supporter of you, and he lived long enough to vote for you again,&rdquo; the man added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2095712\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2095712\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chuck Grassley faced heckling at a town hall over the deportation of a Maryland man to El Salvador<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2423970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP25105708341192-scaled-1024x768.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6184,44880,52583,4837],"class_list":["post-2423969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-deportation","tag-el-salvador","tag-grassley-2","tag-maryland"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP25105708341192-scaled-1024x768.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2423969"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2423973,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423969\/revisions\/2423973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2423970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2423969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2423969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2423969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}