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Venezuelan Asylum Seeker Fights Deportation Rights Violations

3/14/2026

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Venezuelan asylum seeker Andry Hernández Romero seeks damages after deportation to El Salvador's CECOT prison.
His lawyers accuse the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of unlawful transfer and due-process violations.
He fled anti-LGBTQ+ persecution and was detained 125 days without contact with lawyers or family.
A federal judge ruled the U.S. President Donald Trump administration must allow Venezuelan detainees to challenge removals.

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Venezuelan asylum seeker Andry Hernández Romero seeks damages after deportation to El Salvador's CECOT prison.
His lawyers accuse the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of unlawful transfer and due-process violations.
He fled anti-LGBTQ+ persecution and was detained 125 days without contact with lawyers or family.
A federal judge ruled the U.S. President Donald Trump administration must allow Venezuelan detainees to challenge removals.