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US court orders return of Venezuelan man deported to El Salvador

New report reveals dozens of Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison had entered US legally

Asiye Latife Yilmaz  | 20.05.2025 - Update : 20.05.2025
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ISTANBUL 

A 20-year-old Venezuelan man seeking to return to the United States after being deported to El Salvador won a legal battle on Monday, with a US court ordering the Trump administration to assist with his return.

The man, referred to as "Cristian" in court documents, contested his deportation after being flown to El Salvador in mid-March, following US President Donald Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act.

US District Judge Stephanie Gallagher, a Trump appointee, ruled in April that Cristian's deportation violated a settlement for asylum-seeking unaccompanied minors. The Trump administration appealed, arguing that ordering Cristian’s return would harm foreign policy and offer no benefit to him.

The 4th US Circuit Court panel on Monday voted 2-1 to uphold Judge Gallagher’s order requiring the Trump administration to help return the man, ruling his deportation violated a legal settlement.

Moreover, a Cato Institute report on Monday found that at least 50 Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador had entered the US legally.

The report analyzed immigration data for some of those sent to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) and revealed that of 90 cases where the method of entry was known, 50 Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador had entered the US legally, with government approval at official border crossings.

According to the report, 21 men were admitted after arriving at a port of entry, 24 were granted parole, four were resettled as refugees, and one entered the US on a tourist visa. The data seems to challenge the Trump administration's assertion that El Salvador only deported undocumented migrants.

In March, the Trump administration deported over 200 alleged gang members to the Cecot prison, controversially citing the Alien Enemies Act, a law from 1798 meant for wartime situations.

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