"Today, we are here to demand justice before the world for the human rights violations committed against each of us, and to ask for help from international organizations to assist us in our defense so that our human rights are respected and not violated again, Andry Blanco told reporters in Caracas, where roughly two dozen of the migrants gathered Friday."
"On Monday, a federal judge ordered the U.S. government to give legal due process to the 252 Venezuelan men, either by providing court hearings or returning them to the U.S. The ruling opens a path for the men to challenge the Trump administration's allegation that they are members of the Tren de Aragua gang and subject to removal under an 18th century wartime law."
A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to provide legal due process to 252 Venezuelan men transferred to a Salvadoran prison, either through court hearings or by returning them to the U.S. The men were flown to El Salvador in March and returned to Venezuela in July as part of a prisoner swap. The U.S. alleged membership in the Tren de Aragua gang and sought removal under an 18th century wartime law. The men allege physical and psychological torture while imprisoned in El Salvador and now face fear of leaving home and encounters with law enforcement.
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