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Thomas Graham and agencies in San Salvador

Lawyer for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison arrested

us military personnel escort a man between two lines of police
US military personnel escort an alleged member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua at the international airport in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, on 12 April 2025. Photograph: Secom/Reuters

The head lawyer of a human rights group representing the families of Venezuelan immigrants imprisoned in El Salvador after being deported from the United States has been arrested.

Ruth López, an outspoken critic of President Nayib Bukele, was detained late on Sunday under an order from the prosecutor’s office which accused her of “embezzlement” when she worked for an electoral court a decade ago, the human rights group Cristosal said in a statement.

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