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Straits Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
Trump appeals ruling that Venezuelans deported to El Salvador may challenge detention
FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan migrants react after arriving on a deportation flight from the United States at Simon Bolivar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela May 9, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File photo NEW YORK - The Trump administration on Tuesday appealed a judge's ruling last week that hundreds of Venezuelans who were deported to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law must be given the chance to challenge their detentions. Washington-based U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on June 4 also ruled that the Trump administration must facilitate their legal challenges, though he stopped short of expressly ordering the government to bring the Venezuelan migrants currently being held at a mega-prison in El Salvador back to the U.S. Boasberg gave the government one week to detail how it would facilitate the deportees' challenges, known as habeas corpus petitions. The Venezuelans were deported in March after President Donald Trump, a Republican, invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to swiftly deport alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang without going through normal immigration procedures. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
2 days ago
- General
- The Star
Trump appeals ruling that Venezuelans deported to El Salvador may challenge detention
FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan migrants react after arriving on a deportation flight from the United States at Simon Bolivar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela May 9, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File photo
Straits Times
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Venezuela ruling party keeps control of legislature amid opposition division
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures after voting in the country's parliamentary elections, in Caracas, Venezuela May 25, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria Venezuela's ruling socialist party held its significant majority in the National Assembly in a Sunday election, winning nearly 83% of votes, the electoral authority said, in a contest marked by deep division among parties opposed to the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Some of the country's major opposition leaders called for voters to abstain from the vote in protest of the official results of the July 2024 presidential election, which the opposition says it won but which authorities say was won by Maduro. Sunday's legislative results will keep the ruling party in control of the attorney general's office and the top court, whose members are elected by lawmakers. Turnout to choose 24 state governors and 285 lawmakers was 8.9 million, said National Electoral Council (CNE) rector Carlos Quintero, the same figure as in 2021 elections. Some 21 million voters were eligible. Opposition candidates won just one governorship, a fall from the four won by opposition parties in 2021. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
13-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Deported Venezuelans believed held at El Salvador mega-prison, UN says
Venezuelan migrants react after arriving on a deportation flight from the United States at Simon Bolivar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela May 9, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations has information that over 100 Venezuelans deported from the United States are being held at a high-security centre in El Salvador, where they face potential human rights violations, the U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday The fate and whereabouts of at least another 245 Venezuelans and some 30 Salvadorans sent to El Salvador during U.S. President Donald Trump's deportation drive remain unclear, the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) added. The governments of the United States and El Salvador did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. Trump has invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to swiftly deport suspected members of criminal gangs, including Venezuela's Tren de Aragua, that his administration labels terrorist groups. At least 142,000 people were deported from the U.S. between January 20 and April 29, according to OHCHR, citing official U.S. data. OHCHR said information from family members and lawyers for deported Venezuelans indicated many are now detained at El Salvador's Centre for Terrorism Confinement. President Nayib Bukele offered to incarcerate criminals deported from the U.S. at the centre, a mega-prison intentionally isolated from urban areas that can accommodate up to 40,000 inmates. "This situation raises serious concerns regarding a wide array of rights that are fundamental to both U.S. and international law," Volker Turk said in a statement. He added that those deported to El Salvador had not yet been able to effectively challenge their detention. Turk said detainees at the facility were being treated harshly and many had not been informed of U.S. authorities' intention to deport them for detention in a third country. The OHCHR said it is urging El Salvador's government to grant it access to the centre. (Reporting by Olivia Le Poidevin; Editng by Joe Bavier)
Straits Times
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Deported Venezuelans believed held at El Salvador mega-prison, UN says
Venezuelan migrants react after arriving on a deportation flight from the United States at Simon Bolivar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela May 9, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo GENEVA - The United Nations has information that over 100 Venezuelans deported from the United States are being held at a high-security centre in El Salvador, where they face potential human rights violations, the U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday The fate and whereabouts of at least another 245 Venezuelans and some 30 Salvadorans sent to El Salvador during U.S. President Donald Trump's deportation drive remain unclear, the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) added. The governments of the United States and El Salvador did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. Trump has invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to swiftly deport suspected members of criminal gangs, including Venezuela's Tren de Aragua, that his administration labels terrorist groups. At least 142,000 people were deported from the U.S. between January 20 and April 29, according to OHCHR, citing official U.S. data. OHCHR said information from family members and lawyers for deported Venezuelans indicated many are now detained at El Salvador's Centre for Terrorism Confinement. President Nayib Bukele offered to incarcerate criminals deported from the U.S. at the centre, a mega-prison intentionally isolated from urban areas that can accommodate up to 40,000 inmates. "This situation raises serious concerns regarding a wide array of rights that are fundamental to both U.S. and international law," Volker Turk said in a statement. He added that those deported to El Salvador had not yet been able to effectively challenge their detention. Turk said detainees at the facility were being treated harshly and many had not been informed of U.S. authorities' intention to deport them for detention in a third country. The OHCHR said it is urging El Salvador's government to grant it access to the centre. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
