Families of deported Venezuelans are distraught their loved ones were sent to El Salvador

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  Venezuelan Families Fear for Relatives as Trump Celebrates Deportations to El Salvador

  The news that hundreds of migrants were headed to an El Salvador prison caused panic for some Venezuelans, who worried that their loved ones might be among them.
  
  The New York Times - 2d
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  Family members of migrants deported to El Salvador mega prison speak out

  Family members who suspect their loved ones were sent to El Salvador's mega prison fear they are wrongly being accused of being members of a Venezuelan gang. NBC News' Julia Ainsley has the details ...
  
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  Trump Officials Say Deportees Were Gang Members. So Far, Few Details.

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  Trump waging ‘sickening’ psychological war, deported Venezuelan’s lawyer says

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  Trump faces new legal battle after deporting Venezuelan migrants

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• Trump administration says deportation flights were over international waters before judge's order

  The Trump administration over the weekend deported hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act despite a judge ordering them not to. CBS News immigration and politics reporter ...
  
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  US deports 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court ruling to halt flights

  Trump invoked 1798 law previously used to detain Japanese Americans in second world war to justify deportations. The US deported more than 250 mainly Venezuelan alleged gang members to El ...
  
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  White House touts deportations under Alien Enemies Act after judge block efforts

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  What is the 1798 law that Trump used to deport migrants?

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