Trump Administration Accused of Knowingly Deporting Non-Criminal Venezuelans to El Salvador

The Trump administration's deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador has been called into question by a new investigation. A recent video report by Factchequeado, which has been viewed over 600 times, alleges that the US government knowingly sent migrants to El Salvador who lacked criminal convictions. The report cites Department of Homeland Security records showing that over half of the 238 deportees were only immigration offenders. "More than half of the deportees were only immigration offenders, and not convicted of a crime in this country," the video states. The investigation, a collaborative effort including ProPublica, The Texas Tribune, and Venezuelan media outlets, also compared the list of deportees to databases of known gang members, finding no matches. The video concludes by suggesting the deportations were a politically motivated action rather than a security measure. This raises serious questions about due process and the treatment of migrants under the Trump administration. The American Civil Liberties Union and other experts agree that the deportations violated due process. The video's findings call for further investigation into the matter and highlight the need for transparency and accountability in the deportation process.