Foreign Detention Facilities Information

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Venezuela

Venezuelans detained in the US face complex situation, including potential deportation to El Salvador, where they have been held in maximum security prisons. Some Venezuelan migrants detained in Texas have expressed concerns about being sent to El Salvador’s CECOT prison, a notorious facility with overcrowded conditions. The trump administration has been accused of using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, some of whom have no US criminal records, to El Salvador