New: We interviewed six detained Venezuelans who the Trump admin accused of being gang members and likely nearly sent to El Salvador this month without due process. They—and their relatives—insist they are innocent and provided extensive evidence to support that. www.motherjones.com/politics/202... - ThreadSky

nlanard.bsky.social • 15 hours ago

New: We interviewed six detained Venezuelans who the Trump admin accused of being gang members and likely nearly sent to El Salvador this month without due process.

They—and their relatives—insist they are innocent and provided extensive evidence to support that.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/investigation-el-salvador-venezuelan-trump-removal-bluebonnet-cecot-bukele-alien-enemies-act-migrant-deportation/

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cruiser369.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I’m concerned he will do it out of spite.

billwcc.bsky.social•12 hours ago

The sad things is, they shouldn't have to prove they are NOT gang members - hard to prove a negative - it's up to the prosecutor to prove that they ARE gang members.

olympicdane.bsky.social•12 hours ago

I don't care if they are gang members or not. We do not send people to death camps.

coconutlizard.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Heinous

nlanard.bsky.social•15 hours ago

On April 7, the Supreme Court required the Trump admin to provide due process to the Venezuelans it is targeting under the Alien Enemies Act and accusing of being gang members.

This investigation with @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social makes clear that is not happening in any meaningful way.

coconutlizard.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Now what?

nlanard.bsky.social•15 hours ago

To report this piece, we interviewed six Venezuelans targeted under the Alien Enemies Act—all of whom are still detained in Texas.

We also spoke to their relatives, lawyers, and reviewed documents that support the men's claims that they are being falsely accused of gang membership.

nlanard.bsky.social•15 hours ago

All six men were sent from the detention center toward a regional airport on April 18—presumably bound for El Salvador.

The top ACLU attorney on the case told us: "In more than 30 years of litigating. I can’t remember a situation that was this urgent or extraordinary."

nlanard.bsky.social•14 hours ago

A frantic legal effort by the ACLU and an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court appear to be the only things that saved them from the same fate as the more than 200 Venezuelans sent to CECOT in El Salvador last month. None of whom have been heard from since.

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