El Salvador Court to Hear Defense of Jailed Venezuelans Deported From U.S.

EL SALVADOR – A law firm has presented a habeas corpus lawsuit to El Salvador’s supreme court in defense of 30 Venezuelan citizens jailed in the Central American nation’s so-called mega-prison after being deported there by the United States.

The lawsuit, which will seek to question the legality of their detention, comes after the United States sent 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador, accusing them of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang.

The judges in charge of the case are allies of president Nayib Bukele, who has offered to hold U.S. Prisoners in its prison system and accepted payment from the united states to do so.