Trump administration says 'many' Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison have no criminal record

Source: The Independent

Trump administration says ‘many’ Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison have no criminal record

ICE officials suggest a lack of information about immigrants summarily deported to the mega prison ‘highlights the risk they pose’

Alex Woodward
in New York
Wednesday 19 March 2025 00:02 GMT

Donald Trump’s administration admits that “many” of the dozens of Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador’s notorious mega prison have no criminal record whatsoever.

But a lack of a criminal record “does not indicate they pose a limited threat,” according to a sworn statement from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official submitted in court filings.

A “lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose,” according to ICE official Robert Cerna.

“It demonstrates that they are terrorists with regard to whom we lack a complete profile,” he wrote.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-el-salvador-prison-deported-b2717582.html

Alternate link: https://news.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-says-many-venezuelans-000223636.html

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