Tag: El Salvador

From CECOT to Venezuela: The Controversial Repatriation of Venezuelan Migrants and Its Challenges
Venezuela’s recent history has been marked by an unprecedented migratory exodus, fueled by a deep economic, political, and social crisis. Millions of Venezuelans have left in search of hope beyond their borders, risking dangerous routes and uncertain futures. In this context, a recent episode has captured headlines and raised alarms in the international community: the […]
July 22, 2025

Venezuela Accuses El Salvador of Torturing Deported Migrants
Attorney General Saab urges the International Criminal Court to act against Salvadoran President Bukele. On Monday, Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab denounced that 252 Venezuelans deported from the United States and held in a Salvadoran prison were systematically subjected to violations of their human rights. RELATED: Keys to the Venezuela-U.S. Negotiations to Rescue 252 […]
July 21, 2025

Keys to the Venezuela-U.S. Negotiations to Rescue 252 Migrants
Bukele has been exposed for what he is: a criminal, a murderer, and a torturer, lawmaker Rodriguez said. On the afternoon of Saturday, July 19, Venezuela received a group of migrants deported from the United States who had spent months detained at El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), the country’s massive maximum-security prison. RELATED: President […]
July 21, 2025

Horror Experienced in CECOT: “Breakfast Beating, Lunch Beating, and Dinner Beating”
Venezuelan migrants repatriated from CECOT report physical ill-treatment and psychological torture, including humiliation for their nationality and migrant status, while in detention. The transfer was carried out after intense diplomatic negotiations by Venezuela, and 252 citizens were rescued. RELATED: President Maduro Promises to Rescue All Detained Venezuelan Children as Repatriated Kids Arrive and Flight with […]
July 19, 2025

Venezuelan Make Up Artist Kidnapped in El Salvador’s CECOT Returns to His Motherland
Venezuelan make-up artist Andry Hernandez Romero, who was deported to the famous El Salvador mega prison CECOT by the government of Donald Trump, arrived in Venezuela on Friday, according to his lawyer. RELATED:Freedom at Last: 252 Venezuelans Freed from El Salvador’s CECOT “Concentration Camp” Return Home The Immigrant Defenders Law Center identified Andry Romero as […]
July 19, 2025

427 Inmates Have Died in Custody Under El Salvador’s State of Emergency
‘These were people awaiting trial who had not been convicted,’ said Socorro Juridico Humanitario. On Monday, the nongovernmental organization Humanitarian Legal Aid (Socorro Juridico Humanitario, or SJH) denounced that 427 inmates have died while in the custody of Salvadoran authorities. RELATED: 252 Heartbreaking Cases: Venezuela Migrants Held in El Salvador Spark Global Outcry This figure […]
July 15, 2025

El Salvador’s State of Emergency Targets Bukele’s Critics
The endless emergency state has made people afraid of speaking, protesting or informing abuse. El Salvador remains under a “State of Emergency,” which has become President Nayib Bukele’s primary—and only—security policy against gangs. Supported by thousands of reports of human rights violations, critics warn that this policy is becoming “a tool” to silence dissent. RELATED: […]
July 11, 2025

Migration Policies and Children’s Rights: The Case of Venezuelan Children in the United States
The Venezuelan migration crisis is one of the most significant in recent history. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have undertaken dangerous journeys in search of better conditions, facing restrictive U.S. immigration policies that have led to family separations and left children in extreme vulnerability. This article examines the stories of separated families, the legal framework, […]
July 4, 2025

Kilmar Abrego Addresses Torture Suffered Inside Cecot, El Salvador
Kilmar Abrego García, mistakenly deported to El Salvador despite having legal status in the U.S., reported torture in a Salvadoran prison under Bukele’s regime.
July 3, 2025

Son of Human Rights Activist Arrested Under Bukele’s Regime
El Salvador’s regime arrested the son of a human rights activist who has criticized the government’s labor rights violations before the International Labour Organization.