A previously undisclosed State Department report and interviews reveal accusations that U.S. Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson shielded Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele from U.S. and Salvadoran law enforcement.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ambassador-ronald-johnson-nayib-bukele-trump-el-salvador?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #ElSalvador #NayibBukele #Government #Law #Trump

A previously undisclosed State Department report and interviews reveal accusations that U.S. Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson shielded Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele from U.S. and Salvadoran law enforcement.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ambassador-ronald-johnson-nayib-bukele-trump-el-salvador?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #ElSalvador #NayibBukele #Government #Law #Trump

¿Muerto? ¡Nunca!

Poema de mi amigo Tomás Andreu (1980-2019)

#Poesía#Poetry #ElSalvador

¿Muerto? ¡Nunca!

Poema de mi amigo Tomás Andreu (1980-2019)

#Poesía#Poetry #ElSalvador

Over the past four months, I documented the lives of five families whose sons had been imprisoned in El Salvador, including their long-awaited reunions.

This is how CECOT left a mark on my countrymen, their loved ones and Venezuela.
https://www.propublica.org/article/cecot-released-family-reunions-photos?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Trump#Immigration#Family#Photography#Photo#Venezuela #ElSalvador

“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal
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For months, Carmen, Lina and Doris awaited news about their loved ones, who were sent to a maximum-security Salvadoran prison by the Trump administration. Now that the families have been reunited, they open up about the harm they experienced.

https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelans-cecot-el-salvador-trump-families-video?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Trump#Immigration#CECOT #ElSalvador#Immigrants#Deportation#ICE

“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal
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For months, Carmen, Lina and Doris awaited news about their loved ones, who were sent to a maximum-security Salvadoran prison by the Trump administration. Now that the families have been reunited, they open up about the harm they experienced.

https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelans-cecot-el-salvador-trump-families-video?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Trump#Immigration#CECOT #ElSalvador#Immigrants#Deportation#ICE

Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in #CECOT
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We interviewed nine Venezuelan men who were sent to CECOT in #ElSalvador by the #Trump administration.

Some said their feelings about what happened were still raw.

All of the men said they were abused physically and mentally during their imprisonment.

#News #HumanRights#Prison#Immigration#Government

https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-men-cecot-interviews-trump

Prefacing a difficult-to-read report on the testimony of men now freed from CECOT, ProPublica states,

"We interviewed nine men for this story. They are bewildered, frightened, angry. Some said their feelings about what happened were still so raw they had trouble finding words to describe them. All of the men said they were abused physically and mentally during their imprisonment."

#Trump#StephenMiller #ElSalvador#Venezuela #immigrants #torture
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https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-men-cecot-interviews-trump

Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in #CECOT
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We interviewed nine Venezuelan men who were sent to CECOT in #ElSalvador by the #Trump administration.

Some said their feelings about what happened were still raw.

All of the men said they were abused physically and mentally during their imprisonment.

#News #HumanRights#Prison#Immigration#Government

https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-men-cecot-interviews-trump

After being released from Salvadoran prison CECOT, Albert Jesús Rodríguez Parra says he was relieved to be home with his family but felt traumatized.

“There is no reason for what I went through,” he said. “I didn’t deserve that.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-immigrant-cecot-release-story?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Immigration#Venezuela #ElSalvador#Immigrants#Deportation#ICE

We've spent months reporting on the 230+ Venezuelan immigrants the Trump administration sent to CECOT, a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now that they’ve been returned to Venezuela, we’re continuing to report on who the men are and what they went through.

To help us investigate, fill out this form or contact us via Signal at 917-512-0201 or WhatsApp at 917-327-4868.
https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/help-propublica-report-venezuelans-deported-cecot?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#CECOT#Immigration#Deportation#Immigrants#ICE#Venezuela #ElSalvador

On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador.

Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away.

These are their stories.
https://projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-immigrants-trump-deported-cecot/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#CECOT#Immigration#Immigrants#Venezuela #ElSalvador#Trump#Deportation#ICE