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  • El Pais: The ordeal of eight Venezuelan women deported to El Salvador and rejected by Bukele’s government – Discussion

    https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-14/the-ordeal-of-eight-venezuelan-women-deported-to-el-salvador-and-rejected-by-bukeles-government.html


    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.

    May 24, 2025
  • The Atlantic: The Retired J.P. Morgan Executive Tracking Trump’s Deportation Flights – Discussion

    by Nick Miroff

    <a target=“_blank” href=“https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/ice-flight-tracker-deportations/682226/”>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/ice-flight-tracker-deportations/682226/</a>
    https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/ice-flight-tracker-deportations/682226/
    May 24, 2025
  • Articles/Artículos

    Articles/Artículos


    CNN: Exclusive: Kristi Noem said a migrant threatened to kill Trump. Investigators think he was set up
    – May 30, 2025

    The Texas Tribune: Trump administration knew most Venezuelans deported from Texas to a Salvadoran prison had no U.S. convictions
    – May 30, 2025

    Fox News Español: MIRA: La información de EE.UU. sobre la banda TdA no tiene en mark los vínculos con el régimen de Maduro, según un ex oficial del ejército venezolano
    – May 30, 2025

    Tampa Bay Times: U.S. deported 50 Venezuelans with legal status to El Salvador: study
    – May 29, 2025

    Global Nation: PH to US: Deport our citizens to Manila, not El Salvador
    – May 28, 2025

    Colorado Newsline: What’s known about detainees from Colorado who were sent to El Salvador
    – May 23, 2025

    NBC News: Judge orders Trump administration to allow attorneys access to Venezuelan man in Salvadoran prison
    – May 19, 2025

    : CNN: Toddler held in US after parents’ deportation has been returned to Venezuela
    – May 15, 2025

    NBC News: Anguished families are losing hope as they can’t reach loved ones sent to El Salvador mega-prison
    – May 7, 2025

    The New Yorker: Trump’s Deportees to El Salvador Are Now “Ghosts” in U.S. Courts
    – May 2, 2025

    RFK Human Rights: RFK Human Rights’ El Salvador Delegation to Investigate Trump’s Unlawful Deportations
    – May 1, 2025

    The Wall Street Journal: He’s Held in El Salvador’s Mega-Prison, Without Any Criminal Charges
    – May 1, 2025

    The New York Times: Behind Trump’s Deal to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador’s Most Feared Prison
    – April 30, 2025

    Diario Vea: Tiene 6 años y presenció secuestro de su padre al CECOT
    – April 24, 2025

    ABC News: Trump administration asks judge to pause discovery in Abrego Garcia case
    – April 23, 2025

    The New Republic: Abrego Garcia’s Wife Forced to Go Into Hiding Thanks to DHS Slip-Up
    – April 23, 2025

    Associated Press: Judge castigates Trump administration for ‘bad faith’ in Abrego Garcia’s deportation case
    – April 22, 2025

    Newsweek: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's New Prison Location Revealed by Trump Admin
    – April 21, 2025

    The Guardian: ‘I just ask God that he’s OK’: family of Venezuelan musician sent to El Salvador prison agonizes over his fate
    – April 20, 2025

    USA Today: Inside CECOT, El Salvador's notorious prison, where inmates never see the light of day
    – April 17, 2025

    Fox News: Deported illegal alien and suspected MS-13 gang member transferred from notorious El Salvadoran mega-prison
    – April 15, 2025

    Fox News: 'Cancel vacations': Judge gives Trump admin two weeks to prove they aren't in contempt of court
    – April 15, 2025

    Huffington Post: Judges, Attorneys Face Trump’s Salvadoran Black Hole
    – April 11, 2025

    Them: Them: Discredited Former Cop Played “Key Role” in Deporting Gay Venezuelan Man to El Salvador Prison
    – April 10, 2025

    9 News: Venezuelan man from Colorado sent to Salvadoran prison without removal order or apparent criminal history
    – April 10, 2025

    ABC News: 'I would trade places with my son,' says mother of Venezuelan migrant held in El Salvador
    – April 9, 2025

    The Assembly: The Disappearance of Julio Zambrano
    – April 9, 2025

    Mother Jones: Her Husband Is Trapped in a Salvadoran Prison. She Has No Idea How to Get Him Back.
    – April 8, 2025

    NBC News: Family fears for safety of Venezuelan makeup artist deported to Salvadoran megaprison
    – April 7, 2025

    El Faro: US Wife of CECOT deportee says he was seeking asylum
    – April 6, 2025

    CBS News: Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador
    – April 6, 2025

    Revoluciona: EXCLUSIVA | Lo raptaron en su casa para enviarlo a El Salvador: Historia de Mikael Fernández
    – April 5, 2025

    AP News: AP News: How a tattoo may have put a Venezuelan migrant on a deportation flight to notorious prison in El Salvador
    – April 4, 2025

    CNN: Mistaken deportations stoke concerns over Trump’s aggressive immigration push
    – April 4, 2025

    USA Today: Wive's of the deported struggle in the U.S.
    – April 4, 2025

    USA Today: USA Today: Trump banished her husband to El Salvador. Work and worry are all she has left.
    – April 3, 2025

    The Washington Post: Federal judge again rebukes Justice Dept. in case about mistakenly deported man
    – April 3, 2025

    : Meet 5 Alleged gang members Trump Administration Sent to El Salvadoran Mega Prison
    – April 2, 2025

    Revoluciona: EXCLUSIVA | Vilmente engañado: Familia Meléndez clama por libertad de Edwin
    – April 1, 2025

    NBC News: Govt. immigration scorecard for deportations relied on tattoos and social posts, court filings show
    – April 1, 2025

    Tal Cual: TalQual: Ányelo Sarabia está detenido en El Salvador por ser de Aragua y tener un tatuaje
    – March 31, 2025

    The Atlantic: The Retired J.P. Morgan Executive Tracking Trump’s Deportation Flights
    – March 28, 2025

    NPR: Deported over a tattoo? Lawyer claims client is not a gang member
    – March 28, 2025

    New York Post: NY POST: 2 Tren de Aragua gangbangers busted by NYPD have been deported to El Salvador’s hellhole prison
    – March 24, 2025

    La Opinión: La Opinion: Migracion – La cruzada por cuatro venezolanos enviados a la cárcel de El Salvador
    – March 23, 2025

    La Opinión: La Opinion: Migracion – La cruzada por cuatro venezolanos enviados a la cárcel de El Salvador
    – March 23, 2025

    Los Angeles Times: They were called gang members and deported. Families say their only crime was having tattoos
    – March 23, 2025

    The Washington Post: They were arrested during routine ICE check-ins. Then they disappeared.
    – March 22, 2025

    Reuters: Colombian-Venezuelan migrant held in El Salvador has no ties to feared gang, wife says
    – March 21, 2025

    Orinoco Tribune: Mother of Venezuelan Illegally Imprisoned in El Salvador Ready to Do Anything to Rescue Her Son
    – March 21, 2025

    CBS News: POLITICS EXCLUSIVE Here are the names of the Venezuelans deported by the U.S. to El Salvador
    – March 20, 2025

    El Salvador Now: Venezuelans Ask Bukele for Information About Relatives Imprisoned in El Salvador — Venezolanos piden a Bukele información sobre parientes encarcelados en El Salvador
    – March 20, 2025

    The Guardian: ‘Deported because of his tattoos’: has the US targeted Venezuelans for their body art?
    – March 20, 2025

    CBS News: CBS Mornings Venezuelan migrant deported from U.S. to El Salvador has no criminal record, documents show
    – March 20, 2025

    ND TV World: How Venezuelan Mothers Recognise Deported Sons Through Mega-Prison Footage
    – March 20, 2025

    Newsweek: Mother's Shock as She Recognizes Deported Son in El Salvador Prison Video
    – March 20, 2025

    The Guardian: ‘He is innocent’: family of deported Venezuelan rebukes Trump claims
    – March 19, 2025

    Miami Herald: Trump sent these Venezuelans to El Salvador mega prison. Their families deny gang ties.
    – March 18, 2025

    Defector: We're all we've got left
    – March 18, 2025

    The Washington Post: For Four Venezuelans Friends, Alien Enemies Act Cuts Short an American Dream
    – March 18, 2025

    Reuters: Relatives of missing Venezuelan migrants desperate for answers after US deportations to El Salvador
    – March 17, 2025

    El Estímulo: Familiar de venezolano enviado a cárcel de El Salvador: "Lo reconocí por los tatuajes y sus orejas"
    – March 17, 2025

    Adam Isacson: Timeline of What Appears to be Defiance of a Judicial Order: Applying the Alien Enemies Act to Venezuelans Sent to El Salvador’s Prisons Without Due Process
    – March 16, 2025

    RFK Human Rights: RFK Human Rights’ El Salvador Delegation to Investigate Trump’s Unlawful Deportations

    : Venezuelan baker's American dream turns into deportation nightmare

    : Substack: Dissent in Bloom

    NBC News: Venezuelan tattoo artist who agreed to go back home was sent to El Salvador prison, family says

    : El Pais: Arturo and Frizgeralth, convicted for being Venezuelans: Trump takes another step in his racist drift

    : AOL: Judges, Attorneys Face Trump’s Salvadoran Black Hole

    : Trump takes case on Venezuelan deportations to El Salvador to the Supreme Court

    : Envían a joven a cárcel de El Salvador por presuntos tatuajes del Tren de Aragua

    : The story of local man deported to El Salvador and what it says about our immigration system

    May 24, 2025
  • Venezuelan Mom

    May 20, 2025
  • https://www.facebook.com/reel/652942127329088

    May 15, 2025
  • Identify/Identificar

    May 15, 2025
  • Whitehouse Publishes List

    On April 14th, The White House released the names of twenty-four individuals identified as criminals, accompanied by a link to a New York Post article that lists an additional eleven names. However, upon careful comparison, only one name from the White House list matches any of the 238 Venezuelans known to have been sent to CECOT.

    This raises serious concerns: Is the public truly satisfied with such limited disclosure? If these individuals are being labeled as criminals to justify their transfer, the American public, and especially the families affected, deserve full transparency. Show us the criminal records for all of them. Without complete information, there is no way to verify the accuracy of these claims or to trust the narrative being presented.

    May 13, 2025
  • Government Incompetence Outs ‘Christian’

    From Yahoo The article titled “He was protected from deportation by a legal settlement. Trump deported him anyway” reports on the case of Daniel Lozano-Camargo, a 20-year-old Venezuelan immigrant residing in Houston. Despite being safeguarded from deportation by a 2024 legal settlement while his asylum application was pending, the Trump administration deported him to El Salvador on March 15, 2025. This action was taken under the Alien Enemies Act, citing alleged gang affiliations, which his family disputes. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher ruled that the deportation violated the settlement agreement and ordered his return. However, the Justice Department has resisted, arguing Lozano-Camargo’s alleged gang ties render him ineligible for asylum. His case has drawn significant attention to the administration’s immigration enforcement practices and the invocation of the Alien Enemies Act.
    De Yahoo El artículo titulado “Estaba protegido contra la deportación por un acuerdo legal. Trump lo deportó de todos modos” informa sobre el caso de Daniel Lozano-Camargo, un inmigrante venezolano de 20 años que residía en Houston. A pesar de estar protegido contra la deportación por un acuerdo legal de 2024 mientras su solicitud de asilo estaba pendiente, la administración Trump lo deportó a El Salvador el 15 de marzo de 2025. Esta acción se llevó a cabo bajo la Ley de Enemigos Extranjeros, citando presuntas afiliaciones a pandillas, las cuales su familia niega. La jueza de distrito de EE.UU., Stephanie Gallagher, dictaminó que la deportación violó el acuerdo y ordenó su regreso. Sin embargo, el Departamento de Justicia se ha resistido, argumentando que las supuestas afiliaciones de Lozano-Camargo a pandillas lo hacen inelegible para el asilo. Su caso ha atraído una atención significativa sobre las prácticas de aplicación de inmigración de la administración y la invocación de la Ley de Enemigos Extranjeros.
    May 6, 2025
  • Trump’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act violates the law

    A federal judge in Texas has ruled that Donald Trump’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to a prison in El Salvador violated the law. The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Fernandez Rodriguez, permanently blocks further deportations under the AEA.

    In the decision, the judge stated that the government does not have lawful authority under the AEA to detain, transfer, or remove Venezuelan nationals based on Trump’s proclamation. The judge emphasized that the AEA applies only in times of war or invasion, and found no evidence that the United States is currently at war or under invasion, nor that the individuals involved constitute an organized, armed threat directed by a foreign government.

    The ruling also notes that the U.S. Supreme Court has previously stated that due process must be provided before deporting alleged gang members. The judge rejected the administration’s position that courts cannot review executive actions under the AEA. He wrote that allowing the president to unilaterally define the conditions for invoking the AEA would remove statutory limits and judicial oversight.

    Judge Rodriguez was appointed by Donald Trump in 2017.

    Un juez federal en Texas ha dictaminado que el uso de la Ley de Enemigos Extranjeros de 1798 (AEA, por sus siglas en inglés) por parte de Donald Trump para deportar a presuntos miembros de pandillas venezolanas a una prisión en El Salvador violó la ley. El fallo, emitido por el juez federal Fernandez Rodriguez, bloquea de forma permanente futuras deportaciones bajo la AEA.

    En su decisión, el juez afirmó que el gobierno no tiene autoridad legal bajo la AEA para detener, transferir o deportar a ciudadanos venezolanos con base en la proclamación de Trump. El juez subrayó que la AEA solo aplica en tiempos de guerra o invasión, y concluyó que no existe evidencia de que Estados Unidos esté actualmente en guerra o bajo invasión, ni que los individuos implicados constituyan una amenaza organizada y armada dirigida por un gobierno extranjero.

    El fallo también señala que la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. ha establecido previamente que se debe garantizar el debido proceso antes de deportar a presuntos pandilleros. El juez rechazó la postura de la administración de que los tribunales no pueden revisar las acciones del poder ejecutivo bajo la AEA. Escribió que permitir que el presidente defina unilateralmente las condiciones para invocar la AEA eliminaría los límites legales y la supervisión judicial.

    El juez Rodriguez fue nombrado por Donald Trump en 2017.

    May 3, 2025
  • My Why…

    A reasonable person might ask – Why are you doing this?  My answer is simple.  I don’t believe Donald Trump and his administration.  I don’t believe Donald Trump is 6’3″ and 224 pounds.  I don’t believe Ukraine started the war.  And I don’t believe all the men sent to the worst hell hole on earth are gang members.  In fact, I believe a large percentage of them are only guilty of committing a misdemeanor and do not deserve to spend the rest of their natural lives in CECOT. 

    April 16, 2025
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