Trump deported 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador. Dozens have active asylum cases
- The Trump administration deported Leonel Echavez and 237 others, labeling them as gang members without allowing them to contest the claims in court, according to the U.S. Government.
- Many of the deportees had upcoming immigration hearings and were in the U.S. To seek asylum, yet were sent to El Salvador.
- The American Civil Liberties Union argued that the criteria used to identify gang members risks false identification, including reliance on tattoos.
- A U.S. Appeals court upheld a decision to block the Trump administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act for deportations, which is being appealed to the Supreme Court.
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Trump deported 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador. Dozens have active asylum cases
On a Thursday morning last month, immigration agents knocked on the door of Leonel Echavez' Dallas home looking for someone else. Despite an upcoming immigration hearing, the 19-year-old Venezuelan was taken into custody for questioning about his tattoos.
Trump deported 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador despite pending asylum cases
The U.S. government has provided scant information about the deportees beyond alleging that they are members of Tren de Aragua, a transnational criminal group from Venezuela that the Trump administration has designated a foreign terrorist organization.
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