At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds | US immigration

At least 50 Venezuelan men were sent before Trump administration To the prison in El Salvador, the United States entered legally, according to a review by the Kato Institute.

the a reportThe Libertariian Thinktank on Monday, analysis of the available immigration data for only part of the men who were deported to El Salvador The reputable terrorist center (CECOT)It focuses on cases where records can be found.

“The government calls them all” illegal foreigners. “50 out of 90 cases where the transit method is known, 50 men mention that they came legally to the United States, with the permission of the United States government, at an official border crossing point.

This number is in line with wider trends among Venezuelan immigrants, many of whom entered the country either as refugees or through the conditional release program during the Biden era, which granted work permits for two years to those who suffer from the shepherd of their headquarters.

“The ratio is not more important: the amazing absolute numbers are,” reads the report. Dozens of legal immigrants were stripped of their status and imprisonment Salvador“

Cato’s analysis contradicts the justification of the Trump administration to send men to El Salvador, saying that only people who have documents were deported.

The report says that 21 men were accepted after they were submitted in a port for entry, 24 men who gave the conditional release, and four were resettled as refugees, and one of the United States entered a tourist visa.

The Trump administration has been deported More than 200 The alleged gang members to Cecot Mega in March, which calls for a controversial way to the law of foreign enemies, Law 1798 aims to use it only in wartime, as a justification. CECOT prison is known for its harsh conditions, and Venezuelan deportees’ lawyers I claimed The migrants who have been detained there are “physical and emotional” torture victims.

The deportations have since been drawn up a widespread scrutiny. To date, the Trump administration has not released full records of more than 200 Veneers who were transferred to El Salvador. Cato review includes information for 174 men who have a degree of general documents.

The Trump administration has accused many Venezuelan men who were deported with the participation of gangs, but in many cases, these allegations seem largely dependent on the tattoo.

Many tattoos are cited as a guide that is not related to the gang activity. Signs, in many cases, reflect personal or cultural references.

Kato uses an example Andrei Jose Hernandez Romero, Makeup artistWho has a crown tattoo on his arms that indicate the celebrations of the Three Kings Day in his Venezuelan hometown.

The report comes amid a sprawling campaign against immigrants in the United States. on monday, The Supreme Court ruled The Trump administration can go in the efforts to cancel the temporary protected situation (TPS) of Venezuelan. The end of TPS, which protects foreign citizens who cannot return to the homeland due to war, natural disasters, or other unusual conditions, can open nearly 350,000 people for possible deportation.

Agencies contributed to the reports