PHOENIX — Arizona Democratic U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari released a statement on Friday after the return of a man who was wrongly deported earlier this year.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 29, was detained and deported from the U.S. to a Salvadorean prison back in March by the Trump administration.

“Because of the pressure my colleagues and I – and Americans around the country – put on President Trump, Kilmar is back on U.S. soil,” Ansari said in the statement. “Everyone deserves their fair day in court. Now, Mr. Abrego Garcia can have his.”

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Ansari was one of four Democrats who traveled to El Salvador in April to advocate for Abrego Garcia’s release.

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