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Taylor Odisho

Venezuelan Man Was Told His Brother Was Deported to 'His Country of Origin.' Officials Later Confirmed He Was Sent to El Salvador

It took five weeks for a deported Venezuelan man's family to learn he had been taken to El Salvador. (Credit: NBC News)

Five weeks passed before the family of a Venezuelan man discovered he had been deported to El Salvador instead of "his country of origin," according to an NBC News report.

Neiyerver Adrián Leon Rengel had just turned 27 and was commuting to work when he was detained by federal agents in Texas on March 13. His brother, Nedizon Alejandro Leon Rengel, and the rest of his family, including a 6-year-old daughter, spent more than a month relentlessly worrying about him and attempting to determine his whereabouts.

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