"US district judge James Boasberg ruled on Thursday in Washington DC that the Trump administration should facilitate the return of deportees who are currently in countries outside Venezuela, saying they must be given the opportunity to seek the due process they were denied after being illegally expelled from the US last March. Boasberg added that the US government should cover the travel costs of those who wish to come to the US to argue their immigration cases."
"He was an engineering student in Venezuela and fled in 2024 after being beaten by police while protesting against the dictatorship there, first to Colombia and then north. He had an appointment in the US to request asylum under the Biden administration but instead was arrested and accused of being a member of the dangerous Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua because he had some tattoos, despite no evidence being presented of actual gang connections."
US district judge James Boasberg ordered that Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador be allowed to return to the United States to seek due process and fight their immigration cases. The order requires the US government to facilitate returns for deportees who are currently in countries outside Venezuela and to pay travel costs for those who wish to come to the US. One affected deportee, Luis Munoz Pinto, expressed both hope and fear about returning, denying gang membership and stating he has no criminal record. Munoz Pinto fled Venezuela after being beaten by police during 2024 protests and was arrested instead of receiving an asylum appointment.
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