Federal judge orders deported Venezuelans to be returned to US

Venezuelans suspected of Tren de Aragua gang ties were sent to El Salvador's CECOT prison early last year

Stephen Sorace,  David Spunt, Jessica Sonkin / Fox News  

A U.S. federal judge has ordered the Venezuelan men that the Trump administration deported to El Salvador early last year be returned to the United States, stating that they did not receive due process in some cases.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg issued the order to bring back 137 Venezuelans on Thursday, citing as precedent the well-documented return of Kilmar Abrego-Gargia from El Salvador’s CECOT prison to the U.S.

The order comes after a hearing on Monday when Boasberg hinted he would order their return. Department of Justice lawyers at the time said they would prefer the Venezuelans return to the U.S. rather than try to do remote hearings from El Salvador, Venezuela or other locations outside the U.S.

Boasberg's order also asked that the government submit a status report by March 13.

The high-profile case involves the U.S. deportation of 252 suspected Venezuelan nationals, who were also suspected Tren de Aragua gang members, to CECOT prison in El Salvador last March under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.

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