A Democratic effort to compel the Trump administration to issue a report on El Salvador’s human rights practices failed in a Senate vote on Thursday. The resolution, spearheaded by Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and supported by other Democratic senators including Chuck Schumer and Chris Van Hollen, aimed to force the administration to provide details on the country’s human rights record. As a privileged resolution under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, it required a vote regardless of GOP opposition.
Kaine and his co-sponsors argued that the report would shed light on the Trump administration’s alleged wrongful deportations of American citizens to El Salvador, where they could face poor prison conditions. Kaine emphasized that the information would be critical for holding the administration accountable, particularly after Trump admitted to deporting individuals to the country without due process.
Republican senators, however, dismissed the resolution as an attempt to target illegal immigrants. Sen. John Barrass, R-Wyoming, criticized the Democrats for favoring illegal immigrants over national security, accusing them of