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Venezuelan Files $1.3M Lawsuit Over Torture Claims in El Salvador

3/25/2026

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Neiyerver Adrián Leon Rengel, a Venezuelan deported to El Salvador, filed a lawsuit seeking at least $1.3 million for mistreatment in the CECOT prison.
He described his detention as "total hell" and alleged abuse and inhumane conditions.
A Human Rights Watch report labeled the treatment as torture.
The Department of Homeland Security maintains Rengel has ties to the Tren de Aragua gang and has not provided evidence.

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Story summary

Neiyerver Adrián Leon Rengel, a Venezuelan deported to El Salvador, filed a lawsuit seeking at least $1.3 million for mistreatment in the CECOT prison.
He described his detention as "total hell" and alleged abuse and inhumane conditions.
A Human Rights Watch report labeled the treatment as torture.
The Department of Homeland Security maintains Rengel has ties to the Tren de Aragua gang and has not provided evidence.