El Salvador: Detained migrants are responsibility of US [View all]
by Rebecca Beitsch - 07/08/25 11:46 AM ET
The government of El Salvador has formally asserted it is the U.S., not the Central American nation, that retains “legal responsibility” for Venezuelans held in a Salvadoran megaprison, contracting Trump administration claims ...
“The jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the competent foreign authorities, by virtue of international agreements signed and in accordance with the principles of sovereignty and international cooperation in criminal matters,” El Salvador said, referring to the U.S.
The comments are at odds with statements given by White House and Department of Justice officials, who have claimed they cannot seek the return of the men, as they are now in the custody of the Salvadoran government ...
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5389886-el-salvador-detained-migrants-venezuelans-megaprison-cecot-abrego-garcia/
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