The U.S. recently deported a group of men, alleged to be linked to the Tren de Aragua gang, to El Salvador, where they are held at the notorious Terrorism Confinement Center. This move is a product of the Trump administration's controversial immigration policies and has raised concerns regarding human rights. Among the deported was Jerce Reyes Barrios, a Venezuelan soccer player who complied with legal asylum procedures yet found himself imprisoned despite a clean record. The situation highlights ongoing tensions around immigration enforcement and the rights of migrants in the U.S.
Jerce Reyes Barrios, a 36-year-old professional soccer player and coach from Venezuela, was among the deportees. His attorney Linette Tobin told Morning Edition he followed all the rules when seeking asylum in the U.S. last year.
DHS wants the public to believe these people are criminals and gang members. So if they have proof of that, why wouldn't they release it to the public?
In February, the Trump administration made similar claims that the first group of Venezuelan migrants it sent to the military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were members of Tren de Aragua.
Despite having no criminal record in his home country, the father of two was detained in a maximum-security prison while awaiting his asylum hearing.
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