El Salvador Supreme Court to hear defense of jailed Venezuelans deported from US

FILE PHOTO: Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in this handout image obtained March 16, 2025. Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -A law firm will on Monday present a habeas corpus lawsuit to El Salvador's Supreme Court in defense of 30 Venezuelan citizens jailed in the Central American nation's so-called "mega-prison" after being deported there by the United States.

The lawsuit, which will seek to question the legality of their detention, comes after the United States sent some 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador, accusing them of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang.