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Judge presses DOJ on El Salvador's claim that CECOT detainees are under US authority
The request from U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher comes after the government of El Salvador, in a report by the United ...
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El Salvador says US has jurisdiction over detained migrants
El Salvador has said that the United States has legal jurisdiction over deported migrants being held in the Central American ...
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El Salvador says US has ‘jurisdiction and legal responsibility’ over migrants deported to its Cecot prison
In response to UN inquiries, Salvadoran authorities denied past US claims and stated that they have only facilitated the use ...
El Salvador Says U.S. Controls Fate of Venezuelans Transferred to Notorious Mega-Prison
The government of El Salvador has admitted to U.N. investigators that the Trump administration controls the fate of nearly ...
Latin Times on MSN1h
Judge Presses Trump Admin To Return Venezuelan Deported To El Salvador After Country Says U.S. Holds Legal Custody Of Detainees
A Maryland judge is asking the Trump administration to explain why it claims it needs to hold diplomatic discussions with El ...
Latin Times on MSN4h
Trump Officials Used Prisoners in El Salvador as Bargaining Chips Despite Repeatedly Claiming They Were Beyond U.S. Control: Report
The NYT report comes on the heels of court filings in which Salvadoran officials confirmed that more than 130 Venezuelan ...
Judge overseeing Abrego case stunned after DOJ fails to answer simple questions
Throughout Monday’s hearing, lawyers for the administration repeatedly refused to provide answers to some very ...
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El Salvador officials claim US has exclusive jurisdiction over imprisoned deportees
In court documents filed on Monday, El Salvador officials stated that the US maintains exclusive control over deportees imprisoned at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador, ...
El Salvador officials say deported migrants in notorious jail are Trump’s problem, not theirs
Salvadoran officials claim ‘legal responsibility’ lies with the US, contradicting statements from the Trump administration ...
'Repeatedly skirted this Court's directive': Trump-appointed judge orders DHS response after noticing El Salvador's major admission
A federal judge appointed by President Trump is demanding answers from the DHS in light of a key admission on legal ...
Judge demands answers from Trump administration after El Salvador says US still holds jurisdiction over deported migrants
Attorneys representing a group of detainees at CECOT filed a UN report in which El Salvador said the U.S. still has legal responsiblity for deported migrants.