Migrant’s deportation from Georgia to El Salvador jail is ‘a living nightmare’
- Yonathan Betancourt, a detained Venezuelan, had his transfer to El Salvador suspended, leading to uncertainty about his fate, as reported by his brother Juan.
- Juan stated that Yonathan was returned to the Bluebonnet Detention Center in Texas after being taken to an airport on April 18.
- The U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay against deportations of Venezuelan migrants, following an emergency request by the American Civil Liberties Union.
- Betancourt was detained due to his tattoos but has no criminal record or connections to criminal gangs.
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Migrant’s deportation from Georgia to El Salvador jail is ‘a living nightmare’
ATLANTA — After nine months of detention in a South Georgia immigrant jail, a Venezuelan father of two hoped to finally be deported to his homeland. Instead, he was flown to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, entering what his…
Is this person another of the 'disappeared'
Has he been lost in the system somewhere, or is he in El Salvador’s ‘system’. “He has simply disappeared,” said Javier, a friend in Chicago, the last person with whom Mr. Prada had contact. The friend spoke about Mr. Prada on condition that he be...

Brother of Venezuelan migrant on the brink of US deportation pleas for help
CARACAS (Reuters) - The fate of Yonathan Betancourt, a 28-year-old Venezuelan detained in the United States, remains uncertain after his reported transfer to El Salvador was suspended, a relative said.
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