US deports 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador for allegedly belonging to a criminal gang
EL MUNDO
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Trump defies the court that banned him and deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador under a 1798 law. It has only been used three times in history, always in times of war, to expel those who are claimed to be gang members from the country without trial or due process
Prison guards transfer suspected Venezuelan gang members deported from the United States.AP
A federal judge blocked the flights considering that the Foreign Enemies Law is intended for state actions, not gangs.
However, the instructions did not prevent 237 Venezuelans from landing in San Salvador to serve prison sentences there.
In Caracas, they believe that many innocent people are being included or perhaps those with a criminal record, but not for belonging to the organizations now labeled as terrorists.
