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Takeaways from Trump's move to send Venezuelan migrants in the US to a prison in El Salvador

President Donald Trump has invoked a rarely used 1798 law that gives a president immense powers to arrest and deport noncitizens in a time of war

The Independent UK

The frenzied 24 hours when Venezuelan migrants in the US were shipped to an El Salvador prison

President Donald Trump has invoked a rarely used 1798 law that gives a president immense powers to arrest and deport noncitizens in a time of war

The Independent UK

Costa Rica looks to El Salvador's gang crackdown for path to stopping violence

Costa Rica’s security minister has begun a visit to El Salvador to study the measures it has taken to reduce violence caused by its powerful street gangs

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Judge rules Trump must return to US man wrongly deported to El Salvador

Judge describes deportation of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia as an ‘illegal act’.

Al Jazeera

Judge Orders Return To US Of Salvadoran Man Deported In Error

A federal judge on Friday ordered the return to the United States of a Salvadoran migrant who was mistakenly deported last month to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

International Business Times

Aussie surfing duo dumped from El Salvador Pro

Australian's Sally Fitzgibbons Liam O'Brien have failed to progress from the elimination round at the World Surf League's event in El Salvador.

AAP

Trial begins for Salvadoran fugitive accused in deadly attack of Maryland hiker

A fugitive from El Salvador is on trial in the rape and murder of a Maryland woman who was attacked on a hiking trail in 2023

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Judge orders return of Maryland father deported to El Salvador and slams Trump’s ‘unconstitutional’ removal

Government attorneys argued in court filings that the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was no longer in their hands despite admitting he was removed due to an ‘administrative error’

The Independent UK

Most Americans Reject Deportations Without Court Proceedings As Trump Battles To Uphold Alien Enemies Act

A new national survey shows that a majority of Americans oppose deporting migrants without criminal convictions to El Salvador without the opportunity to challenge their removal in court

Latin Times

Rachel Morin was raped and murdered on running trail by illegal migrant who had killed before, court hears

Rachel Morin, 37, left her home for a jog on August 5, 2023, and never returned. Nearly a year later, Victor Martinez-Hernandez was charged with her murder

The Independent UK

The Trump administration says Tren de Aragua is a terrorist group – but it’s really a transnational criminal organization. Here’s why the label matters.

The U.S. State Department declared on Feb. 20, 2025, that the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, as well as some Mexican drug cartels, are now considered foreign terrorist organizations.

The Conversation

Rally and court hearing set for Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison

Lawyers for a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador will ask a federal judge to order the U.S. to return him

The Independent UK

Australian surfers off to strong start in El Salvador

Ethan Ewing and Molly Picklum are leading the Australian charge at the World Surf League's event in El Salvador, both looking for their first win of the season.

AAP

Judge says US government may have 'acted in bad faith' as he weighs contempt over deportation order

A federal judge says the Trump administration may have “acted in bad faith” by trying to rush out of the country Venezuelan migrants before a court could step in to block their deportations to El Salvador

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Judge considers holding Trump officials in contempt for defying court orders blocking El Salvador flights

Judge Boasberg says administration acted in ‘bad faith’ to evade scrutiny over president’s Alien Enemies Act removals

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The big problem with judging people by their ‘gang tattoos’

ANALYSIS : Tattoos are an unreliable marker of gang membership, writes professor of Law Beth C. Caldwell

The Conversation

Lessons from El Salvador for US university leaders facing attacks from Trump

Even before President Donald Trump took office, university presidents expressed concern about the impact of his agenda on higher education.

The Conversation

Why tattoos are such an unreliable marker of gang membership

The United States deported 238 Venezuelan men on three flights to El Salvador on March 15, 2025, claiming that they were members of the Tren de Aragua gang that originated in Venezuela.

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The Independent UK

Six in 10 Americans oppose deporting migrants who haven’t committed crimes to El Salvador prison

Respondents also expressed alarm over administration efforts to deport protesters and critics of U.S.-Israel relationship

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The Trump administration admits a father was mistakenly deported. Now his wife is raising their disabled son alone.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s family is fighting in court to force the Trump administration to retrieve him from El Salvador’s notorious prison after admitting an ‘administrative error’ that sent him there

Latin Times

Soccer Team Tribute Tattoo Triggered Deportation of Venezuelan Athlete Accused of Gang Ties

Reyes Barrios' only prior legal encounter was his participation in anti-regime protests against Venezuela's Maduro which led to his detention and alleged torture in 2023

Latin Times

Women Were Also Aboard Deportation Flights Taking Venezuelans to El Salvador: 'We Were Lied To'

The Trump administration deported over 200 Venezuelan men to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act. New court filings show it tried to do the same with women.

The Independent UK

Outrage grows over Maryland man's mistaken deportation to El Salvador prison

In the 22 days since Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to a notoriously violent prison in El Salvador, his young autistic son has sought comfort in the scent of his missing father’s clothes

Reason

Innocent Father or MS-13 Gang Member?

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US touts use of El Salvador prison with human rights concerns - Roll Call

The El Salvador prison where the Trump administration has sent migrants for detention has a reputation for human rights violations.

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