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Venezuelan Deportees Face Torture, Abuse in El Salvador

11/16/2025

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Human Rights Watch and Cristosal report abuse of Venezuelans deported from the United States to El Salvador's Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT).
Allegations include torture, sexual violence, denial of medical care, beatings, and solitary confinement.
The report says U.S. authorities withheld information from families and suggests complicity in disappearances.
While U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration assert humane treatment, testimonies contradict claims and investigations are ongoing.

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Story summary

Human Rights Watch and Cristosal report abuse of Venezuelans deported from the United States to El Salvador's Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT).
Allegations include torture, sexual violence, denial of medical care, beatings, and solitary confinement.
The report says U.S. authorities withheld information from families and suggests complicity in disappearances.
While U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration assert humane treatment, testimonies contradict claims and investigations are ongoing.