DULLES, Va. (7News) — Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-MD) is expected to make a trip to El Salvador Friday night on a mission to conduct a welfare check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Beltsville, Maryland, resident who was deported under controversial circumstances.

Ivey’s flight will depart Dulles International Airport at 6 p.m., marking his participation in a growing congressional effort to bring transparency to the treatment of Abrego Garcia, currently imprisoned in El Salvador’s maximum-security terrorism confinement center.

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The Maryland lawmaker is the latest in a series of elected officials pressing the Trump administration for compliance with a U.S. Supreme Court order that calls for facilitating Abrego Garcia’s return to the United States. Abrego Garcia, who has lived in the U.S. since 2011, was granted protection from removal in 2019 due to credible threats from gangs in his native country. But federal authorities now cite newly uncovered allegations tying him to the violent MS-13 gang and suspected human trafficking.

A 2022 traffic stop involving Abrego Garcia and eight undocumented passengers has been cited as a key incident under investigation.

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Further complicating the case are protective orders previously filed and later rescinded by Garcia’s wife, alleging domestic violence. She now claims those allegations are being manipulated to justify her husband’s continued detention abroad.

Speaking to 7News ahead of his departure, Ivey said his trip aims to go beyond Abrego Garcia’s case.

“We are not going to let them win this on a war of attrition,” said Ivey. “We have a series of meetings set up. We’re also interested in getting a sense of what’s going on with the prisons in El Salvador.”

This international trip comes after Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen first visited El Salvador for a welfare check on Abrego Garcia back in April.

According to Ivey, there are financial ties between the Trump administration and the El Salvadoran government to house individuals deported from the U.S. — a relationship he intends to scrutinize.

“Apparently, there is a contract between the United States and the administration in El Salvador, and we’re paying them millions of dollars. I want to know what the terms of that are,” Ivey said.

Abrego Garcia has reportedly been denied access to legal counsel and family visits while held in the prison, raising concerns about human rights violations.

In a statement underscoring the personal nature of the trip, Ivey said, “The government of the United States or El Salvador should not stand in the way of me doing a welfare check on my constituent.”

Ivey’s visit is expected to include meetings with human rights advocates and El Salvadoran officials, as lawmakers continue to press for answers — and accountability — in this evolving case.