"Four Salvadorans deported by the Donald Trump administration last March, who had been reported missing by their families, were finally located in different prisons within the Central American country's penitentiary system, according to official documents obtained by EL PAIS. They are Jose Osmin Santos Robles, Brandon Bladimir Sigaran Cruz, William Alexander Martinez Ruano, and Irving Geovani Quintanilla Garcia, who were deported in March 2025 along with more than 238 Venezuelans, accused of being members of terrorist networks without the Republican administration providing evidence against them."
"After their deportation, Nayib Bukele's government refused for months to provide information about the men's whereabouts to their families. However, following repeated requests for information from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR), the executive branch of El Salvador finally acknowledged that they are in its custody. According to documents obtained by EL PAIS, only Brandon Sigaran is being held at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), the mega-prison promoted by Bukele and now a grim symbol of the lack of guarantees for Salvadoran prisoners."
Four Salvadoran men deported from the United States in March 2025 were located in El Salvador's prison system after being reported missing by their families. They were deported alongside over 238 Venezuelans accused of links to terrorist networks without presented evidence. The Salvadoran executive branch initially withheld information, later acknowledging custody following repeated Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) requests. One detainee is held at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT); the other three are at the Santa Ana Industrial Center for Sentence Enforcement and Rehabilitation. The IACHR issued precautionary measures and warned of risks to their lives, requesting clarification of charges and judicial presentation.
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