In El Paso, Texas, three immigrants who had previously obtained a restraining order against being transferred to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba were recently deported to Venezuela via direct flights as reported in court documents released on Friday.
The three men were deported Monday, the day after a federal judge approved a temporary order blocking a possible transfer to Guantanamo Bay.
As part of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, Venezuelan immigrants are being transported daily from a military base in El Paso, Texas, to Guantanamo.
Lawyers for the deported men said they were the target of false accusations of gang affiliation by the U.S. government that may expose them to harm.
During a hearing, attorney Jessica Myers Vosburgh from the Center for Constitutional Rights raised concerns to a federal judge regarding the government’s unfounded allegations linking two of the deported immigrants to the notorious Tren de Aragua gang and the potential risks to their safety and freedom upon their return to Venezuela.
Immigrant rights groups have filed a separate lawsuit demanding access to people who have been sent Guantanamo Bay without access to legal counsel or communication with relatives.
Millions of desperate people have fled Venezuela amid a severe economic and political crisis under President Nicolás Maduro, migrating to other parts of Latin America or the U.S.
The Tren de Aragua gang originated in a lawless prison in the central Venezuelan state of Aragua more than a decade ago
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