El Salvador has formally stated that legal custody of over 130 Venezuelan migrants detained in its maximum-security prison remains with the United States, contradicting claims by the Trump administration that it no longer has authority over the individuals. The declaration is part of a court filing submitted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The filing, presented by lawyers representing four migrant families, includes a Salvadoran government response to a United Nations inquiry that states: "The jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these people lie exclusively with the competent foreign authorities," referring to the United States.
