US EditionVenezuelan man sues US over deportation to El Salvadoran prison
Leon Rengel alleges false imprisonment and torture at El Salvador's CECOT prison after deportation despite active asylum claim, seeking $1.3 million in damages in a landmark federal case.
- On Tuesday, Venezuelan national Neiyerver Adrián León Rengel filed a federal lawsuit in Washington seeking at least $1.3 million in damages for wrongful deportation and imprisonment.
- Federal immigration agents deported Rengel to El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center in March 2025 after allegedly misidentifying him as a member of the Tren de Aragua gang.
- Inside the maximum-security prison, Rengel endured "systematic torture," inhumane conditions, and extreme psychological trauma during four months, according to the complaint filed by his legal team.
- The Department of Homeland Security maintains Rengel is a "public safety threat" linked to the gang but declined to share evidence, citing national security concerns.
- This litigation, the first filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act regarding these deportations, follows broader legal battles over the administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act.
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