Tren de Aragua

Immigration judges have closed asylum cases of a dozen sent to CECOT, diminishing their chances of returning to the US

The DEA has raised concerns about increasingly diversified schemes involving Chinese criminal networks, cryptocurrencies, and international trade. The Mexican financial system has expressed its willingness to collaborate

According to Amnesty International, Venezuelans detained in Central Texas ‘are disproportionately physically abused’ because of their nationality

Nicolás Maduro celebrated the reunion of the minor and her family: ‘She is the daughter and granddaughter of all of us’

US officials did not tell the migrants they were being sent to Central America, where authorities refused to take them in. Three are now in Venezuela and five remain in detention in the United States

The lack of resources for the expulsion of undocumented immigrants leads Trump administration to order the hiring of 20,000 agents to assist immigration authorities

Symbols or phrases like reggaeton singer Anuel AA’s slogan ‘Real Hasta La Muerte’ are, according to the government, signs of gang membership

A drone controlled by Reuters news agency witnessed the image from the air

The mistaken expulsion of the Salvadoran to Bukele’s mega prison sparked a standoff between the administration and the judiciary and became a political weapon

Inmates of a Texas detention center say around 60 migrants were put on a bus and driven to the airport, where they were set to be deported to El Salvador

According to organizations and activists, the 32-year-old is not the only detainee whose whereabouts remain unknown. Human Rights Watch says the situation amounts to ‘forced disappearances’

This is the first time a judicial authority has dictated how the new government must use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expel undocumented immigrants from the country

EL PAÍS reconstructs, based on different cases, the ordeal of the families of the immigrants sent to the Central American country from the United States amidst accusations of mass arbitrary detention and forced disappearance

The figure has been mentioned as the objective of the mass expulsion operation, but logistical and financial obstacles cast doubt on whether it can be achieved

The president of El Salvador denies in an Oval Office meeting that he has the power to return Kilmar Abrego García, wrongly deported to the maximum-security facility for gang members

Official data places the total number of Venezuelans in the United States at 2% of its Latino residents, and shows that only 0.08% are linked to their home country’s most notorious criminal group

The 29-year-old, whose deportation the government concedes was an ‘administrative error,’ awaits his fate in El Salvador’s mega-prison after the US Supreme Court stayed a district judge’s order to bring him home

The Colombian Minister of Defense, present at the meeting between Kristi Noem and the president, claims that he compared the narcotic to alcohol

The gang, born in a Venezuelan prison, is considered a powerful criminal organization, but it is not capable of being a national security threat as Donald Trump claims

A lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union provides evidence of a scoring system used by authorities to decide whether migrants are gang members who could be deported

The U.S. administration is demanding the lifting of the ban on using an 18th-century law of war to expel irregular migrants without judicial oversight

Kristi Noem showcases her support for the Salvadoran president and visits the center where the 200 Venezuelans deported in mid-March are being held

The criminalization of migrants, the uncertainty surrounding sanctions against the Venezuelan government, and the US president’s interests further exacerbate the country’s political crisis

Jerce Reyes Barrios’ lawyer claims that the famous club’s logo and a hand gesture were enough for authorities to accuse her client, a kids’ soccer coach, of belonging to the Tren de Aragua gang

The government is refusing to hand over data requested by a judge regarding the the timing of two flights carrying Venezuelans deported under an 18th-century law