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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“CECOT is an El Salvador mega-prison where human rights groups have documented severe abuse and extreme conditions.”
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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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 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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