On April 2, a federal district court judge in Texas ordered ICE to release Mr. Gil Vanegas and take him back to New York, where his child was, find that his detention was completely unlawful (for obvious reasons).
He escaped being renditioned to CECOT by a very small margin.
He escaped being renditioned to CECOT by a very small margin.
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I summarized what we know so far here:
https://immigrationimpact.com/2025/04/03/men-deported-el-salvador-stories-investigation/
(Granddaughter of a German Jew who moved to the UK in 1934 and later ended up stateless for several years)
Teenager Leonel Echavez was also sent to CECOT. ICE knocked on his door looking for his roommate, but when they saw his tattoos, they nabbed him.
"Echavez has tattoos of a rose with branches, an arrow and of his sister's name."
No one's ever been released from CECOT.
A second man described in the article is still in custody and challenging his detention.
https://myrgv.com/publications/the-monitor/2025/03/19/2-venezuelans-held-in-valley-nearly-deported-under-trumps-wartime-declaration/
It's used to "dispose of people without formally applying the death penalty".
No one has ever been released.
Deliberate cruelty, immorality, injustice?
WJP's Rule of Law Index ranks El Salvador 140 out 142 countries for adherence to rule of law for 'Criminal Justice': @hrw.org @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @amnestyuk.bsky.social
https://worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-index/global/2024/Criminal%20Justice/
The prison is a source for laborers and militia.
Deliberate cruelty is MO and intentionally propagandized as displayed by Sheriff Joe A and razor wire at Eagle Pass.