Gustavo Ocando Reporting for BBC Mundo from Maracaibo, Venezuela Gustavo Ocando Mervin Yamarte says his tattoos led to him being mistaken in the US for a gang member and deported to El Salvador “We lived through hell,” says 29-year-old Mervin Yamarte as he steps into his mother’s home, wiping away the tears and sweat drenching his face. He is one …
Read More »
Venezuelan men who were deported by the US to a notorious prison in El Salvador without due process are speaking out about treatment they described as “hell” and like a “horror movie”, after arriving back home. A total of 252 Venezuelan nationals were repatriated in the last week in a deal between the US and Venezuelan governments, with many able …
Read More »
Facebook Tweet Email Link For months, they say, they were beaten by prison guards, shot with pellets, deprived of adequate medical care and denied any due process inside El Salvador’s Center for Terrorism Confinement. “(The guards) tortured us physically and psychologically,” said José Mora, one of 252 Venezuelan migrants recently held at the notorious mega-prison known as Cecot, after being …
Read More »U.S. swaps Venezuelans sent to El Salvador for Americans held by Caracas The Washington Post Trump administration completes large-scale prisoner swap with Venezuela CNN Major Prisoner Swap Frees Americans in Venezuela for Migrants in El Salvador The New York Times Men Trump administration had sent to El Salvador’s CECOT prison exchanged in prisoner swap NBC News El Salvador sends detained Venezuelans home in swap …
Read More »El Salvador sends detained Venezuelans home in swap for Americans Reuters Prisoner Swap Frees Americans in Venezuela for Migrants Held in El Salvador The New York Times U.S. swaps Venezuelans sent to El Salvador for Americans held by Caracas The Washington Post Men Trump administration had sent to El Salvador’s CECOT prison exchanged in prisoner swap NBC News Trump administration completes large-scale prisoner swap …
Read More »El Salvador to send detained Venezuelans home in swap for Americans, sources say Reuters Maduro to Receive Venezuela Deportees Jailed in El Salvador Bloomberg.com Venezuelans deported by Trump to brutal El Salvador prison are transferred to Caracas in exchange for Americans: reports Yahoo Americans Detained in Venezuela to Be Included in Prisoner Exchange Newsweek Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that also frees migrants …
Read More »