Lawyers of Venezuelans deported from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act last Saturday continue to decry the actions by the Trump administration, saying officials showed no proof their clients are tied to the Tren de Aragua gang, and described harrowing scenes on the flights.
Speaking to Politico, the lawyers described "chaos" aboard, with several detainees "crying and frightened about where they were being sent." They were indeed flown to El Salvador's infamous Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), a mega-prison able to hold up to 40,000 prisoners and a landmark of President's Nayib Bukele's crusade against crime in the country.
