Venezuelan families demand return of US deportees jailed in El Salvador

Record ID: 1984203

  • Title: Venezuelan families demand return of US deportees jailed in El Salvador
  • Date: 18th March 2025
  • Summary: KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA (MARCH 18, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF DESTROYED BUILDINGS, RUBBLE IN AFTERMATH OF ISRAELI STRIKE PALESTINIAN MAN WHOSE HOUSE HAS BEEN HIT, MOHAMED AL-HAJ, SEARCHING AMONG RUBBLE (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PALESTINIAN MAN WHOSE HOUSE HAS BEEN HIT, MOHAMED AL-HAJ, SAYING: “Where’s the Arab world? I want to know where’s the Arab world? Where’s the Islamic world? D
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  • Keywords: CECOT El Salvador Tren de Aragua United States Venezuela deportations deportees jail migrants
  • Location: CARACAS, VENEZUELA
  • City: CARACAS, VENEZUELA
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Topics: South America / Central America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA007984118032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Families of Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. to be jailed in El Salvador protested on Tuesday (March 18) to ask their government for help to bring their relatives back home.
    In a proclamation published on Saturday (March 15), U.S. President Donald Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to swiftly deport what the White House said were members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
    The Trump administration used the authority to deport 137 Venezuelans to El Salvador on Saturday even as a judge ordered the removals halted, sparking a legal standoff.
    “We want to know the whereabouts of our children. Please, return them to us if they are in El Salvador. They are not criminals,” said Idalis Chirino. Her son Ysqueibel Penaloza was among those deported from the U.S.
    Vice President Delcy Rodriguez participated in the protest, saying the Venezuelan government was focused on defending its migrants and ensuring they return home.
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