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Venezuela Accuses El Salvador President Of 'Human Trafficking'

Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab speaks during an interview with AFP in Caracas on April 24, 2025. Venezuela's Attorney General said in an interview with AFP that El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, is engaging in "human trafficking" by charging money to imprison Venezuelan migrants deported by the United States. (Credit: AFP)

Venezuela's attorney general accused Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele of "human trafficking" and suggested he face international justice for accepting cash to jail deportees from the United States.

Over 230 Venezuelans were flown in March to Bukele's notorious CECOT prison, along with around a dozen Salvadorans, under a $6 million deal struck by President Donald Trump's government.

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