Venezuelans' lawyers urge judge to order Trump to facilitate return from El Salvador

FILE PHOTO: A family member of a Venezuelan migrant, who the U.S. alleged to be a member of the Tren de Aragua gang and sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, holds a sign reading "Justice" during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno/File Photo

(Reuters) - Lawyers for a group of at least 137 Venezuelan men sent to a prison in El Salvador last month have urged a judge to order Republican President Donald Trump's administration to facilitate their return to the U.S.

The Thursday night request by lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union to Washington-based U.S. District Judge James Boasberg opens up a new front in a legal battle over the Trump administration's use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to speed up deportations of alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.