Venezuelan immigrant sent to El Salvador's notorious prison files $1.3M lawsuit against Trump admin
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“A Venezuelan man sent to El Salvador's notoriously brutal CECOT prison filed a $1.3 million lawsuit against the Trump administration Tuesday.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify or refute the claim about a Venezuelan man filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration.
“Neiyerver Adrián Leon Rengel was detained in Texas on March 13, 2025 — his birthday — removed from the U.S. and flown to CECOT with dozens of other immigrants on now-infamous flights.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm details about Neiyerver Adrián Leon Rengel's detention or deportation.
“Leon Rengel's relatives did not know where he was for weeks, and they told NBC News they got different answers from authorities when they tried to find him.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify relatives' inability to locate Leon Rengel or conflicting information from authorities.
“In the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Leon Rengel, 28, alleged loss of liberty, physical injury, severe emotional stress and lasting psychological trauma as a result of his detention, removal and imprisonment in CECOT.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm the contents of Leon Rengel's lawsuit or its allegations.
“He was released July 18 and sent back to Venezuela along with more than 250 other Venezuelan immigrants as part of a prisoner swap agreement between the U.S. and Venezuela, the lawsuit says.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify the prisoner swap agreement or Leon Rengel's release date.
“CECOT is an El Salvador mega-prison where human rights groups have documented severe abuse and extreme conditions.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm human rights groups' documentation of conditions at CECOT prison.
“The Trump administration reached a $6 million deal with El Salvador to accept people removed from the U.S., largely people from Venezuela.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify the $6 million deal between the Trump administration and El Salvador.
“Hundreds of immigrants, many who were granted permission by the legal government to enter the U.S., have been taken out of the country after President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act last March.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm deportations under the Alien Enemies Act or the number of immigrants affected.
“Some of the deportations were captured on video and in images showing men in underwear or prison garb, shackled and bent over at their waists.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify the existence of videos or images depicting deportees in specific conditions.
“The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that Leon Rengel entered the country illegally and that he is a member of the gang, without providing evidence.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm DHS statements about Leon Rengel's immigration status or gang membership.
“The suit says it was done to 'systematically deny that class of people due process and judicial review, and — ultimately — to broadcast a narrative of maximum punishment through its unprecedented arrangement with El Salvador.'”
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“The Trump administration declared the program that allowed Venezuelans and other immigrants to apply for entry into the U.S. using the CBP One app to be illegal.”
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“The suit alleges that ICE officers ignored Leon Rengel's documentation confirming his ongoing case and that he had a pending application for Temporary Protected Status.”
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“The lawsuit says Leon Rengel entered the U.S. on June 12, 2023, arriving at an El Paso, Texas, port of entry after he showed up for an appointment made through the CBP One program during the Biden administration.”
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