At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, Cato Institute finds

Report: Over 50 Venezuelans Sent by U.S. to El Salvador Prison Had Pending Asylum Appointments

In more immigration news, a report by the Cato Institute says dozens of Venezuelans — more than 50 — who were transferred from the U.S. to El Salvador’s CECOT mega-prison in March had pending asylum appointments after they entered the U.S. using the Biden-era app CBP One. At least one had a temporary visa, while four others had authorization to live in the U.S. through the refugee program.

The verdict is in

It comes as no surprise that the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case isn’t unique. Indeed, it is the rule rather than the exception. Of 90 illegal kidnappings and (let’s call it what it is) renditions of Venezuelan men sent to an El Salvadorian prison by the Trump “administration,” 50 were in the United States legally. In…

The United States no longer needs higher walls, but more obedient allies. According to The Intercept, the Trump administration has negotiated with countries like Libya and Rwanda to imprison thousands of migrants outside its territory, away from legal and media scrutiny. The Salvadoran prison Cecot, promoted by Bukele as a symbol of order, today functions as the first modern concentration camp at the service of U.S. migration policy. It is not a…

Since March 15, some 260 men have been imprisoned at Cecot High Security Prison in El Salvador. They arrived there because the U.S. government arrested and transferred them without a court order and in secret. The Trump administration claims that they are dangerous criminals, but most of them have no criminal record. A report has revealed that, in addition, at least 50 of them entered the U.S. legally, although the government claims that their a…

Dozens of men deported to El Salvador prison had entered U.S. legally, report finds

Two months ago, more than 200 Venezuelan men were deported to a Salvadoran prison without due process. A new report by the Cato Institute found that dozens had entered the U.S. legally. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has details.

Most Migrants Deported to Imprisonment in El Salvador Under the Alien Enemies Act Had no Criminal Record and Many had Entered the US Legally

An important new study by my Cato Institute colleague David Bier shows that most of the Venezuelan migrants deported to imprisonment in El Salvador