In brief
A coalition of migrant rights lawyers has filed a lawsuit with the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights on behalf of families whose loved ones were deported from the U.S. to El Salvador and imprisoned without due process.
Families are taking a stand for their loved ones as a lawsuit emerges against the Salvadoran government, addressing the plight of Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. They were sent to the notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) after being captured by immigration authorities. The lawsuit claims that these migrants have been held for almost two months without any news or due process, despite having prior asylum applications or humanitarian protections in the U.S.The case has garnered attention from migrant rights groups, with representatives like Isabel C. Roby asserting that these individuals are facing enforced disappearances. Currently, 288 deportees, primarily Venezuelans along with a few Salvadorans, remain in custody at CECOT, including one man who was mistakenly deported.The families' legal complaint urges the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights to compel El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to release the detained migrants and facilitate their safe return—either back to the U.S. or another safe destination. The situation raises serious concerns about migrant rights and the ongoing controversial deportation agreements between the Trump administration and Salvadoran authorities.
