Venezuelan Men Wrongfully Sent to CECOT Prison in El Salvador File Lawsuit Against Two U.S. Aviation Firms

A group of Venezuelan men who were wrongfully removed from the United States and sent to the notorious Salvadoran CECOT prison have filed a lawsuit against the two U.S. aviation firms that charted the three flights to El Salvador last year. The suit accuses CSI Aviation and GlobalX of violating the men’s civil rights, as well as U.S. and international law, for transporting them to El Salvador, where many described facing torture. The lawsuit was filed earlier this month by several groups, including the Kennedy Human Rights Center, and was first reported by The Guardian. In March of last year, more than 230 Venezuelan men were rounded up and deported to El Salvador after the Trump administration invoked the Alien Enemies Act, accusing the men, without evidence, of being gang members. www.democracynow.org