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David Vs Goliath: Inside The Legal Battle To Help Trump's Deportees In El Salvador

Salvadoran lawyer and human rights activist Ruth Lopez is escorted by police to a hearing at the Isidro Menéndez judicial centre in San Salvador on June 4, 2025. Lopez was arrested on May 18 and accused of embezzling state funds when she worked for an electoral court a decade ago. (Credit: AFP)

A small group of overstretched and outmatched lawyers is fighting for the rights of men deported by the Trump administration and held in a notorious Salvadoran prison -- a David vs. Goliath battle that may end up in international courts.

In a half-empty old schoolhouse outside San Salvador, lawyer Rene Valiente is trying to determine the fate of 252 Venezuelan migrants expelled from the United States in March without any kind of court hearing.

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