Democrat urges hearing into ‘human rights abuses’ at El Salvador megaprison Delia Ramirez calls for investigation into federal funds paid to El Salvador to detain migrants at secretive Cecot site The Guardian - US · Jul 28, 2025
Photos reveal Chile’s pursuit of Venezuelan crime syndicate branded a terror threat by Trump Chilean prosecutors brought a record number of gang members to trial after a yearslong investigation into Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan crime syndicate designated a foreign terrorist group by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Chilean case dismantled the gang’s northern Chile offshoot, known as Los Gallegos, and highlighted the value… The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2025
Migrant sent to El Salvador prison by the Trump administration says he was beaten by guards A migrant from Venezuela deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador has taken the first step toward suing the U.S. government The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025
Migrant deported to notorious El Salvador prison demands $1.3M from Trump administration after savage beatings, vile conditions and 24-hour confinement First legal action after Venezuelans released from CECOT details ‘physical, verbal and psychological’ abuse inside The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025
They were freed from a ‘torture prison’ in El Salvador. This is their life now IN FOCUS: Trump deported dozens of Venezuelans to a brutal Salvadoran jail under the Alien Enemies Act. They were set free five months later — and could fight for their return to the United States, Alex Woodward reports The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025
Venezuela to probe El Salvador’s Bukele for ‘torture’ of US deportees Deported migrants say they were beaten, sexually abused and fed rotten food inside a notorious El Salvador prison. Al Jazeera · Jul 22, 2025
Venezuela frees 10 Americans in swap for deported men in El Salvador President Donald Trump had deported nearly 200 Venezuelan men to an El Salvador prison, raising fears for their safety. Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2025
Venezuelans deported by Trump to brutal El Salvador prison are transferred to Caracas in exchange for Americans Dozens of newly released Venezuelans could expose conditions inside notorious prison after months-long legal battles The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025
Texas judge dismisses case against migrant deported to El Salvador for being an alleged gang member DPS troopers labeled Pedro Luis Salazar-Cuervo, who remains in a Salvadoran prison, a Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang member based on a photo of him with a tattooed man. The Texas Tribune · Jul 17, 2025
The Latest: House prepares to advance cuts on public broadcasting and foreign aid The House is expected to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in already appropriated funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025
Courts Can Check, and Have Checked, Executives' Military Judgment Katherine Yon Ebright and Leah Tulin of the Brennan Center make the case against judicial deference to Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Reason · Jul 9, 2025
El Salvador officials say deported migrants in notorious jail are Trump’s problem, not theirs Salvadoran officials claim ‘legal responsibility’ lies with the US, contradicting statements from the Trump administration The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025
Trump Says the Courts Have No Business Questioning His Dubious Definition of 'Alien Enemies' The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit is considering whether the president properly invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged gang members. Reason · Jul 1, 2025
US sanctions alleged leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua The State Department has offered up to $3m for information leading to the arrest of Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano. Al Jazeera · Jun 25, 2025
Latin Times · Jun 24, 2025 FBI Adds Tren De Aragua Leader To Most Wanted List: 'Should Be Considered Armed And Dangerous' The FBI has added alleged Tren de Aragua leader Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano to its most wanted list and is offering a $3 million reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction
Latin Times · Jun 19, 2025 Texas Authorities Deported Migrant After Labeling Him Tren de Aragua Member for Traveling With Tattooed Companion A Venezuelan national who was deported to El Salvador after appearing in a photo next to a tattooed man allegedly linked to the Tren de Aragua gang has been granted permission by a Texas judge to return to the U.S.
The Texas Tribune · Jun 18, 2025 Migrant deported to El Salvador after DPS labeled him a member of Tren de Aragua without evidence, lawyer says Lawyers for Pedro Luis Salazar-Cuervo deny he is a gang member and say the DPS accusation hinges on a photo they found of him standing next to a man with tattoos.
International Business Times · Jun 10, 2025 ICE Detained Dozens at Alleged Tren de Aragua Meeting. It Was Actually a Child's Birthday Party ICE detained 47 people, including children, during a raid on what agents claimed was a gang meeting, but was later revealed to be a child's birthday party.
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025 Mother details ‘nightmare’ after Trump sends son to El Salvador mega-prison where he’s being held incommunicado Nearly three months later, family members and lawyers still haven’t been able to speak with the men the U.S. summarily sent to El Salvador’s ‘tropical gulag,’ Josh Marcus reports
Reason · Jun 5, 2025 A Federal Judge Orders Relief for Alleged Gang Members Deported and Imprisoned Without Due Process Without such intervention, he warns, the government "could snatch anyone off the street, turn him over to a foreign country, and then effectively foreclose any corrective course of action."
Al Jazeera · Jun 4, 2025 Trump must facilitate legal challenges of deported Venezuelans: Judge Ruling says those deported under 1798 law have right to challenge their removal and that Trump administration must help.
The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025 Judge compares Trump’s Alien Enemies deportations to ‘Kafka’-esque nightmare that ‘entombed’ immigrants in El Salvador Judge James Boasberg orders the government to give dozens of deported Venezuelans a chance to challenge their removals in court
The Texas Tribune · Jun 4, 2025 Months after detaining 47 people accused of being Tren de Aragua in Austin, authorities offer no evidence of gang ties People at the raided house say they rented it for a birthday party and deny any connection to the gang. One man says law enforcement accused him of being in Tren de Aragua because of his tattoo.
Reason · Jun 2, 2025 Our Fifth Circuit Alien Enemies Act Amicus Brief The brief was filed on behalf of the Brennan Center, the Cato Institute, law-of-war scholar Prof. John Dehn, and myself.
Latin Times · May 30, 2025 FBI Supports Claims of Maduro Regime's Role in 'Tren de Aragua' Migration To U.S. In Interagency Dispute with CIA, NSA The broader intelligence community, including including the C.I.A. and the National Security Agency, have continuously rejected the notion that the Maduro regime controls or directs the group