Hundreds of mostly Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. are being held in El Salvador’s controversial mega-prison, known for its harsh conditions.
Families of detainees claim their relatives have no criminal ties and are being denied due process. A viral video released by El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele showed detainees arriving at the prison, sparking outrage. Critics argue this mass detention violates human rights, while Bukele defends it as a crackdown on crime.
The situation raises concerns about the treatment of deported migrants and the role of the U.S. in their fate.
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If they didn’t want to end up in a prison like that, they shouldn’t have entered the U.S. illegally in the first place.
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This is exactly what happens when the U.S. prioritizes deportation over human rights—people fleeing danger end up trapped in an authoritarian nightmare with no due process.
So the U.S. deports people without due process, and now they're getting locked up without due process—government incompetence and abuse on full display at every level.
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Colombian-Venezuelan migrant held in El Salvador has no ties to feared gang, wife says
A Colombian-Venezuelan migrant deported from the U.S. over the weekend and being held in a high-security prison in El Salvador has no criminal record or ties to a Venezuelan gang and his rights are being violated,
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