Venezuelan top lawmaker says men deported to El Salvador by US were denied due process


FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez looks on before speaking at a press conference, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans deported over the weekend to El Salvador by the United States have been denied due process, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, said on Monday.

Speaking at a press conference, Rodriguez said the people deported were not known to have committed any crimes in the United States or El Salvador, and that Venezuela would do everything it can to have themreturnedhome. The Trump administration says those deported belong to the Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang that has been linked to kidnapping, extortion and contract killings.

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