Utah attorneys say 19-year-old was wrongly deported, beaten and tortured in El Salvador prison

Utah attorneys say a Venezuelan man had permission to lawfully enter the U.S. but was sent to a prison in El Salvador, where he was beaten.

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 862

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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A young man from Venezuela was on his way to starting a new chapter in the United States after he won permission from the federal government to enter the country in 2024. But instead, his attorneys say, he was incorrectly labeled a gang member at age 19 and flown with hundreds of other men to El Salvador’s CECOT prison — a “hell hole” where he was beaten and tortured.

“The Trump administration knowingly and …

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