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U.S. sanctions 4 International Criminal Court judges, claiming they abused power

The Trump administration issued sanctions on four individuals serving as judges of the International Criminal Court, citing the court’s “politicization and abuse of power,” after one ruling authorizing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another targeting the actions of U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.

Last year, Judges Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou and Beti Hohler, from the court’s pretrial and trial division, ruled to authorize the issuance of arrest warrants targeting Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, the State Department said. 

Judges Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda and Luz Del Carmen Ibanez Carranza of Peru, from the ICC’s appeals division were part of a team that paved the way for the opening of an ICC investigation into alleged crimes committed by U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. 

“As ICC judges, these four individuals have actively engaged in the ICC’s illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America or our close ally, Israel,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement. “The ICC is politicized and falsely claims unfettered discretion to investigate, charge, and prosecute nationals of the United States and our allies.” 

Neither the U.S. nor Israel is party to the Rome Statute that established the ICC. 

The ICC said in a statement that the measures were “a clear attempt to undermine the independence of an international judicial institution.”

“Targeting those working for accountability does nothing to help civilians trapped in conflict,” the tribunal said.

In November 2024, ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, as well as three senior Hamas leaders. The move drew protests from the Biden administration, with the former president calling it “outrageous.” 

Khan stepped away from his role last month amid a UN-led sexual misconduct probe.

During President Trump’s first term in office, the U.S. government imposed sanctions — later lifted by the Biden administration — on ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and senior official Phakiso Mochochoko for their investigation of alleged war crimes by the U.S. military in Afghanistan. Then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued visa restrictions on other ICC officials and their family members.

 The move is likely to be welcomed by Russian President Vladimir Putin — in March 2023, the court also issued an arrest warrant for him. 

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China calls Rubio remarks about Tiananmen Square an

Beijing hit back Wednesday at Secretary of State Marco Rubio for saying the world will “never forget” the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, describing his remarks as an “attack” on China.

Chinese troops and tanks forcibly cleared peaceful protesters from the square in the capital on June 4, 1989 after weeks-long demonstrations demanding greater political freedoms.

The exact toll is unknown but hundreds died, with some estimates exceeding 1,000 people.

China’s communist rulers have since sought to erase any public mention of the crackdown, with censors scrubbing all online references and foreign media warned over their coverage of the 36-year mark.

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Police were seen by AFP on Wednesday at the entrance to Wan’an Cemetery, a site in west Beijing where victims of the crackdown are known to be buried.

Officers were also posted at several intersections leading into Tiananmen Square on Chang’an Avenue, a broad thoroughfare that is placed under tight security throughout the year.

Police officers stand at the fence in front of Tiananmen Square on June 4, 2025. 

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Rubio said in a statement the “world will never forget” what happened on June 4, even as Beijing “actively tries to censor the facts.”

“Today we commemorate the bravery of the Chinese people who were killed as they tried to exercise their fundamental freedoms, as well as those who continue to suffer persecution as they seek accountability and justice for the events of June 4, 1989,” Rubio said.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian hit back during a Wednesday briefing in the capital, saying Beijing had “lodged a solemn protest” over Rubio’s comments.

“The erroneous statements by the US side maliciously distort historical facts, deliberately attack China’s political system and developmental path, and seriously interfere in China’s internal affairs,” Lin said.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te echoed Rubio’s remarks, vowing to preserve the memory of victims of the bloody crackdown.

“Authoritarian governments often choose to be silent and forget history; democratic societies choose to preserve the truth and refuse to forget those who have contributed to the ideal of human rights and their dreams,” Lai said on Facebook.

China claims Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to seize the democratic island by force.

Hong Kong commemorations banned

In Hong Kong, jailed activist Chow Hang-tung began a 36-hour hunger strike on Wednesday, a dogged attempt to individually commemorate the mark in a city that once hosted huge public remembrances.

The former lawyer used to help organize an annual vigil that drew tens of thousands to the city’s Victoria Park.

Police patrol outside the entrance of a fair at Victoria Park in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district on June 3, 2025, where people traditionally gathered annually on June 4 to mourn the victims of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 – now banned following a national security law imposed on the city in 2020. 

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Hong Kong had been the only place under Chinese rule where commemoration of the crackdown was tolerated.

Slogans at the candlelight vigils sometimes called for democracy in China and an end to one-party rule.

But after huge and sometimes violent protests roiled the city in 2019, Beijing brought in a wide-ranging national security law that has quashed political dissent.

The public memorial has effectively been banned and Chow imprisoned, facing a potential life sentence on subversion charges.

Over the last few years, activists have been detained for “offences in connection with seditious intention” around the anniversary.

In a social media post, Chow said her hunger strike would “commemorate this day and reaffirm our commitment”.

She called the city’s national security officers “real ‘criminals'” and urged authorities to apologise to her over her “wrongful” imprisonment.

“History tells us that (the apology) will likely take a very long time — the Tiananmen Mothers have been waiting for 36 years and still have not received an apology,” she said, referring to an activist group made up of families of victims of the crackdown.

A video featuring 87-year-old Zhang Xianling, whose 19-year-old son was killed in 1989, circulated online last week.

China’s authorities have never addressed the group’s plea for dialogue around the issue — instead, they have used all means to monitor and wiretap members of the Tiananmen Mothers, Zhang said.

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E.U. Report Finds China Behind 80 Percent of Russia Sanctions Avoidance

The German Foreign Ministry has produced a report for the European Union (E.U.) found China was responsible for approximately 80 percent of attempts to circumvent sanctions against Russia.

The classified report has not been formally released to the public yet, but German newspapers and TV networks were able to see copies of it on Tuesday. They described the report as a summary of information that was presented to the E.U. Foreign Affairs Council at a meeting in Brussels on May 20.

The report found sanctions have damaged the Russian economy, and found “some success” at blocking exports of war material to Russia through a variety of third countries, including Armenia, Serbia, Uzbekistan, and India.

On the other hand, countries such as Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Turkey are allegedly still allowing some banned materials to pass through to Russia.

The report complained about the United States not providing enough assistance to the EU on policing the sanctions, and also faulted the other nations of the G7 community (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom) for not coordinating their sanctions enforcement efforts closely enough.

China and Russia declared an “unlimited partnership” shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Last month, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi declared Beijing and Moscow are “friends forever, never enemies.”

Although China frequently attempts to present itself as an impartial peacemaker, it has never condemned Russia for the invasion. In early May, Chinese dictator Xi Jinping emerged from a meeting with Russian President Vlaidmir Putin in Moscow and declared the two countries would form a new alliance to “safeguard the global multilateral trading system.”

Last July, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) accused China of being a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. NATO expressed “profound concern” over China’s willingness to help Russia continue its war.

“China is fueling the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II, and, at the same time, it wants to maintain good relations with the West. At some point – and unless China changes course – allies need to impose a cost. There should be consequences,” said then-NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.

China’s most valuable assistance to Russia, and Iran, has involved buying up large quantities of oil the sanctioned regimes could not sell anywhere else. The EU report touted some success at cracking down on the “dark fleet” of tankers that make covert voyages to ship Russian oil. The Chinese landscape is dotted with small “teapot” refineries that purchase banned oil with Chinese currency.

The Biden administration accused China of providing Russia with 70 percent of its machine tools and 90 percent of its microelectronic imports, including vital components for drone warfare. Independent analysts said China was shipping hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of dual-use items – nominally civilian goods that have military applications – to their Russian partners.

In January, the U.S. Treasury Department announced it had disrupted some “regional clearing platforms” created by China and Russia to “allow for cross-border payments for sensitive goods.” In essence, China helped to create alternative payment systems that would enable third parties to avoid sanctions against Russia by giving them an untraceable means of paying for goods and services.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Breitbart News in February that the Russians “have become increasingly dependent on China,” and were well on their way to becoming a “permanent junior partner” to Beijing.

Rubio said attempting to “peel off” Russia from China would help increase the pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine, but he doubted such an effort would be completely successful.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry responded to Rubio’s comments to Breitbart News by saying it was “totally futile” for the U.S. to “sow discord” between Beijing and Moscow.

On Tuesday, Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service chief Oleh Ivashchenko accused China of furnishing critical materials to Russian factories, blunting the effect of sanctions and helping Russia sustain its invasion.

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State Department planning to shrink U.S. staff by 3,400 in massive reorganization

The State Department is planning a sweeping reorganization of its bureaus and U.S. staff, with around 3,400 jobs eliminated and almost half of its domestic offices closed or consolidated in the coming months, the department told lawmakers Thursday, according to documents obtained by CBS News.

The plans were previewed by senior State Department officials last month and are part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to slash the size of the federal government. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the department — which employs tens of thousands of domestic staff in addition to foreign service workers at embassies and consulates — “bloated” and “bureaucratic.” 

The department aims to reduce its domestic workforce by up to 3,448 personnel, it said in a more than 130-page notification submitted to Congress — affecting around 18% of its existing staff. That includes 1,873 workers who could be cut through layoffs, or reductions-in-force, and another 1,575 who have indicated they would leave voluntarily.

The cuts do not affect U.S.-based staff responsible for issuing passports and visas, or diplomatic security agents, the plan to Congress, marked “sensitive but unclassified,” said.

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a briefing with reporters on Thursday that the changes were the result of “thoughtful and deliberative” work by senior department leadership that took into account feedback from long-serving employees. 

“The reorganization plan will result in a more agile Department, better equipped to promote America’s interests and keep Americans safe across the world,” Rubio said in a statement.

The reorganization should be “largely concluded by July 1,” with staff notified before then if their position is eliminated, the State Department told its workforce in a frequently-asked-questions document also obtained by CBS News. Staff were told to make sure their personal contact information was up to date.

Meanwhile, around 45% of offices within the State Department could be merged or eliminated altogether, according to an executive summary sent internally to staffers Thursday and obtained by CBS News.

Some departments focused on democracy and human rights will be scrapped or consolidated, with the report to Congress describing some of those offices as “prone to ideological capture and radicalism.” A new senior job will be added focused on “Democracy & Western Values,” with offices focused on “civil liberties” and “free market principles.” 

Offices that handle migration issues will be “substantially reorganized” to focus on “supporting the Administration’s efforts to return illegal aliens to their country of origin or legal status,” the congressional notification says.

Some of the offices within the State Department’s regional bureaus will also be merged. For example, Russia Affairs and the Caucasus will merge into one office within the Europe bureau, Haiti and Caribbean Affairs will become one within the Western Hemisphere bureau, and Iran and Iraq Affairs will merge within the Near East Asia bureau. 

The plan also eliminates a program that was tasked with helping relocate Afghans who assisted U.S. military personnel during the war in Afghanistan, a move that drew sharp criticism from veterans’ groups. 

“This is not administrative streamlining,” said Shawn VanDiver, the founder of nonprofit AfghanEvac, in a statement. “This is a betrayal.”

In an internal frequently-asked-questions document obtained by CBS News, the State Department told employees many of the offices that are slated to be shut down will still see their core responsibilities moved elsewhere. 

“Just because your office does not appear on the new organizational chart does not necessarily mean you will be receiving a [reduction-in-force] notification,” the FAQ also read.

The administration has sought to shutter most of the U.S. Agency for International Development, cancelling many of its programs and folding most of its remaining foreign aid duties into the State Department. That plan has drawn pushback from Democrats who argue the moves were not authorized by Congress.

“Taken together, these moves significantly undercut America’s role in the world and open the door for adversaries to threaten our safety and prosperity,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, the top Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee, respectively. “We welcome reforms where needed, but they must be done with a scalpel, not a chain saw.”

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Camilla Schick is a British journalist in D.C. and CBS News’ foreign affairs producer, covering U.S. foreign relations, the State Department and national security.

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Trump administration will “aggressively revoke” some Chinese students’ visas, Rubio says

The federal government will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese international students, including those studying in “critical fields,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday — the latest restriction on foreign students.

“Under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields,” Rubio wrote in a statement.

Rubio also said the government will “revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong.”

China is the second-largest country of origin for international students, behind only India. In the 2023-24 school year, more than 270,000 international students were from China, making up roughly a quarter of all foreign students in the United States.

The action comes at a time of intensifying scrutiny of the ties between U.S. higher education and China. House Republicans this month pressed Duke University to cut its ties with a Chinese university, saying it allowed Chinese students to gain access to federally-funded research at Duke.

Last year, House Republicans issued a report warning that hundreds of millions of dollars in defense funding was going to research partnerships linked to the Chinese government, providing “back-door access to the very foreign adversary nation whose aggression these capabilities are necessary to protect against.”

The announcement came a day after the State Department told embassies and consulates worldwide to temporarily stop scheduling new student visa interviews, in a cable obtained by CBS News. The cable said the department is preparing “expanded social media vetting” of visa applicants.

The two policy changes from the State Department added to uncertainty for America’s international students, who have faced intensifying scrutiny from the Trump administration.

The government has attempted to revoke legal status for thousands of international students, many of whom appeared to draw federal scrutiny due to minor legal infractions — though a federal judge has halted that practice. And the administration has sought to deport several pro-Palestinian student activists under a law allowing visas to be revoked if somebody poses “adverse foreign policy consequences.” 

Earlier this week, the Trump administration tried to halt all international student enrollments at Harvard University. A judge blocked the move, part of a wider battle between the government and the Ivy League school over its handling of campus protests.

President Trump said Wednesday that Harvard, whose current student population is more than 25% international, should limit that percentage to about 15%.

“I want to make sure the foreign students are people that can love our country,” Mr. Trump said.

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Trump Administration Prepares To Vet Foreign Students’ Social Media Before Granting Visas

It appears the State Department is preparing to vet the social media accounts of foreign students who want to attend college in the U.S. before granting them visas.

On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered all U.S. embassies to stop scheduling new interviews for certain visas, including those used by international students.

Rubio’s message, which was sent via cable to all the U.S. embassies, said that “effective immediately, in preparation for an expansion of required social media screening and vetting, consular sections should not add any additional student or exchange visitor (F, M, and J) visa appointment capacity until further guidance is issued septel, which we anticipate in the coming days.”

Politico, which obtained the cable, noted that “Septel” is State Department shorthand for “separate telegram.”

Although the cable notes the White house wants a potential student’s social media accounts to be considered when granting visas, Politico pointed out that it did not specifically list the criteria that would be used to judge a visa.

The policy change comes amid the president’s war on elite educational institutions like Harvard, which he claims is not doing enough to stop on-campus antisemitism, a term he defines to include support for Palestinians in Gaza.

In addition to students, the new guidelines would apply to exchange visitors, such as visiting interns, au pairs, instructors and others.

The changes would not only slow down the visa process for students, it could also financially impact universities that receive tuition from foreign students.

A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press the suspension of interviews will be temporary and won’t affect applicants who have already scheduled interviews for student visas.

Rubio’s directive comes after the Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, a move that was quickly blocked by a federal judge.

The administration has also revoked the legal status of thousands of international students already in the U.S., leading some to leave the country out of deportation fears.

Preliminary court rulings appeared to favor the students’ rights in many cases, and the government reacted by expanding the grounds for terminating international students’ legal status.

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Marco Rubio: Judge’s Order Blocking Deportations to Cause ‘Irreparable Harm to U.S. Foreign Policy’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says a federal judge’s court order blocking the Trump administration from deporting illegal aliens to South Sudan will cause “significant and irreparable harm to United States foreign policy.”

Rubio’s comments came in a late-night filing to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts after Judge Brian Murphy, appointed by former President Joe Biden, ruled this week that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) violated a prior preliminary injunction by deporting eight illegal aliens, all violent convicts, to South Sudan.

The Trump administration had deported the illegal aliens, some of whom have been convicted of murder, rape, and child sex crimes, to South Sudan after their native countries refused to take them back.

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Rubio, in his filing to the court, argues that Murphy’s order has already disrupted U.S. diplomacy with South Sudan, Libya, and Djibouti, threatening the president’s Article II authority to conduct foreign policy.

“This Department of Justice believes that this situation urgently requires judicial intervention to restore President Trump’s full Article II authority to conduct foreign policy,” a DOJ official told Breitbart News.

In a separate filing, Trump’s DOJ is asking for Murphy’s order to be stayed pending appeal, arguing that “federal courts have no authority to direct the Executive Branch to conduct foreign relations in a particular way, or engage with a foreign sovereign in a given manner.”

“Because cooperation with other nations is required to transport and distribute international humanitarian aid, it is almost certain the Court’s interjection will result in delayed or reduced humanitarian efforts across the region in a time of severe humanitarian crisis,” the DOJ filing states.

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“Furthermore, the Court’s Orders impermissibly disrupt the President’s ability to faithfully execute the nation’s immigration laws,” the filing continues.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth similarly filed a declaration to the court, though it is under seal.

The illegal aliens deported to South Sudan include five convicted murderers, one convicted robber, one convicted child sex predator, and one convicted rapist. Several of the illegal aliens were also convicted of assault, and one was convicted of kidnapping in addition to his murder conviction.

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Watch Live: Marco Rubio Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Committee

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, May 21.

Rubio pushed back hard against Democrats attacking the Trump administration’s immigration policies in hearings on Tuesday, calling out Sen. Tim Kaine for objecting to accepting South African refugees because they are white and shaming Sen. Chris Van Hollen for defending criminal illegal aliens.

Rubio will also testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday afternoon.

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Rubio to Sen. Kaine on Afrikaners: ‘You Don’t Like That They’re White’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashed with Democrats over the Trump administration’s recent acceptance of South African refugees, telling Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) that he does not “like the fact that they’re white” in a Tuesday exchange.

The heated conversation took place during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, with Kaine calling the State Department’s claims of “government-sponsored racial discrimination” against the minority Afrikaner population “specious.”

Implying that the U.S. government has given Afrikaners preferential treatment to become legal refugees due to their race, Kaine asked, “Can you have a different standard based upon the color of somebody’s skin? Would that be acceptable?”

“I’m not the one arguing that, apparently you are because you don’t like the fact that they’re white and that’s why they’re coming,” Rubio shot back:

 

“The United States has a right to pick and choose who they allow into the United States,” the secretary continued, before being interrupted by the senator. 

“Based on the color of somebody’s skin?” Kaine again pressed. 

Rubio replied, “You’re the one that’s talking about the color of their skin, not me. These are people whose farms were burned down and they were killed because of the color of their skin.”

The spat stemmed from less than 60 white South African refugees touching down in the United States on May 12, with President Donald Trump condemning the “genocide that’s taking place” against them.

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau welcomed the group, which included families with young children, at Dulles International Airport, decrying the “unjust racial discrimination” and “violence” they faced in their home country.

“They were really subject to very serious, egregious, and targeted threats, and we wish them well in their journey in the United States,” Landau told Breitbart News at the time. “We underscored for them that the American people are a welcoming and generous people, and we underscore the importance of assimilation into the United States, which is one of the very important factors that we look to in refugee admissions and through this resettlement program for these folks who were vetted in South Africa.”

Kaine continued in his remarks on Tuesday, “Now we’re creating a special pathway for white Afrikaner farmers in a country governed by a unity government that includes the Afrikaner parties.”

“Would you agree, Mr. Secretary, that if we’re interpreting the phrase ‘a well-founded fear of persecution’, we should apply that standard evenhandedly?”

Rubio responded, “I think we should apply it in the national security interest of the United States.”

“The United States has the right to choose who it allows in and to prioritize that choice,” he added.

“And should that be applied evenhandedly?” Kaine asked, to which Rubio replied, “Our foreign policy does not require evenhandedness.”

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, the Maryland Democrat who led the charge to El Salvador to advocate for accused MS-13 gang member and alleged wife-beater Kilmar Abrego Garcia, also had some angry words for Rubio during the hearing.

“I regret voting for you,” Van Hollen told the secretary, who was unanimously confirmed by the Senate in January. 

“Your regret for voting for me confirms I’m doing a good job,” Rubio responded:

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Rubio and Van Hollen get into heated exchange over Trump policies during Senate hearing

Washington — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, engaged in a heated exchange Tuesday as the nation’s top diplomat defended the Trump administration’s foreign policy while testifying to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 

For seven minutes, Van Hollen criticized Rubio on his handling of issues ranging from the freezing of humanitarian assistance in Sudan during a genocide, deportations to El Salvador without due process and revoking student visas. 

“You and I served together in Congress for 15 years,” Van Hollen said. “We didn’t always agree, but I believe we shared some common values — a belief in defending democracy and human rights abroad and honoring the Constitution at home. That’s why I voted to confirm you. I believed you would stand up for those principles. You haven’t. You’ve done the opposite.” 

Van Hollen continued, “You used to speak with conviction about the importance of foreign aid as a tool to advance American values and interests. Then you stood by while Elon Musk took a chainsaw to USAID and other assistance programs.” 

The senator said people have died as a result of the gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID. Earlier this year, Rubio said 83% of programs funded by the federal agency were being canceled after it became a target for the Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency. 

Van Hollen also said that Rubio has “made a mockery of our country’s refugee process, turning it into a system of global apartheid where political ideology and race more than truth or need matter.” The criticism was in reference to the Trump administration granting refugee status to White South Africans over claims that they have faced discrimination by the country’s post-apartheid government. 

“I have to tell you directly and personally that I regret voting for you for as secretary of state,” he said. 

Rubio said Van Hollen’s regret “confirms I’m doing a good job.” 

He then ridiculed the senator for traveling to El Salvador to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration. 

“We deported gang members, gang members, including the one you had a margarita with,” Rubio said, referring to false claims that the senator and  drank margaritas during their April meeting. “And that guy is a human trafficker, and that guy is a gang banger.” 

Van Hollen interjected, “Mr. Chairman, he can’t make unsubstantiated like that!” 

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Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.

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