El Salvador Says Trump Admin Controls Migrants in Notorious CECOT Prison

El Salvador officials say migrants in notorious jail are Trump’s problem, not theirs

Salvadoran officials claim ‘legal responsibility’ lies with the US, contradicting statements from the Trump administration

El Salvador Admits U.S. Has Custody of Migrants Trump Sent to Prison There

In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s unlawful transfer of hundreds of migrants to a torture prison in El Salvador, the administration claimed that it had no legal authority to bring them back to the United States. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele claimed, in turn, that he did not “have the power” to return wrongfully deported migrants, and wouldn’t even if he did.  On Monday, lawyers for the Venezuelan men filed documents before Distr…

El Salvador says Trump admin controls migrants in notorious CECOT prison

The Trump admin has argued that the men are now outside U.S. legal jurisdiction and no longer protected by constitutional rights.