Updates on the Venezuelans imprisoned in El Salvador
There are many developments regarding the US removal of 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador where they were imprisoned in Nayib Bukele's CECOT mega-prison. Here is a summary with links to news articles: The US government admits that many of them had no criminal records. ( ABC ) A US photo journalist was at the airport and later at the prison to see the arrival of the Venezuelan prisoners and published photos of how they were handled. ( Time ) CBS News obtained a leaked copy of a list of the names of all the Venezuelans deported to El Salvador and imprisoned there. ( CBS ) Venezuelan families shared the stories of their loved ones who had actually fled from Venezuela and Tren de Aragua, rebutting any suggestion they were part of a criminal gang. ( Beyond the Border ) ( NPR ) ( BBC ). At least two of them were refugees who arrived in the US after extensive vetting by the government and refugee organizations. ( Miami Herald ) Eight women on the flight were not allowed to disembark a...