Trump Admin Sued by Venezuelan Immigrant Over Deportation to Notorious El Salvador Prison

A Venezuelan man sent to El Salvador’s notoriously brutal CECOT prison filed a $1.3 million lawsuit against the Trump administration Tuesday.

Neiyerver Adrián Leon Rengel was detained in Texas on March 13, 2025 — his birthday — removed from the U.S. and flown to CECOT with dozens of other immigrants on now-infamous flights.

Leon Rengel’s relatives did not know where he was for weeks, and they told NBC News they got different answers from authorities when they tried to find him.

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