When videos were released showing more than 200 Venezuelan men who had been deported from the U.S. arriving in El Salvador at one of the world's most dangerous prisons, a woman named Nays recognized one of the faces. It was her partner, and seeing him in the video filled her with terror, she told CBS News.
Hundreds of Venezuelans deported to El Salvador from the U.S. may face long or indefinite detention in a prison system known for human rights abuses.
President Trump has warned that deportees are among the most dangerous in the world, but their biggest crime may be having the wrong tattoo.
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Relatives and attorneys seek answers about the men sent to the high-security prison as the Venezuelan government calls for their return.
CBS News has obtained an internal government list of the names of the Venezuelans the Trump administration deported to El Salvador.
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El Salvador's CECOT prison, where over 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members deported from the U.S. are being held, has been criticized for alleged human rights violations.
On the night of Saturday, March 15, three planes touched down in El Salvador, carrying 261 men deported from the United States. A few dozen were Salvadoran, but most of the men were Venezuelans the Trump Administration had designated as gang members and deported,
Many of the men, including Jerce Barrios, have no criminal records, and some gang membership allegations are falling apart.
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump used the Alien Enemies Act to deport 238 Venezuelans from the United States—sending them not to their home country, but to a prison in El Salvador notorious for its harsh conditions.