By CARLA GLORIA COLOMÉ
The article from El País details the harrowing experience of eight Venezuelan women who were deported from the United States to El Salvador in March 2025 under the Trump administration’s immigration policies. These women were not informed of their destination and believed they were being returned to Venezuela. Instead, after a stopover in Guatemala, they were flown to El Salvador.
Upon arrival, Salvadoran authorities refused to accept them, citing that the high-security prison designated for deportees, CECOT, was exclusively for men. Consequently, the women were returned to the U.S. without disembarking in El Salvador. Throughout this ordeal, the women reported being misled and mistreated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, including being coerced into signing documents falsely stating their affiliation with the Tren de Aragua gang.
As of the article’s publication, three of the women had been sent back to Venezuela, while five remained detained in the United States under reportedly inhumane conditions. Their families continue to seek justice and clarity regarding their treatment and the legal processes involved.