Migrants deported from US to Salvadoran prison remain under US control, Salvadoran officials tell UN

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Source: Associated Press via the Seattle Times

Migrants deported from US to Salvadoran prison remain under US control, Salvadoran officials tell UN

July 7, 2025 at 1:54 pm
By MARK SHERMAN
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the Venezuelan men who were deported from the U.S. to a notorious Salvadoran prison, contradicting public statements by officials in both countries.

The revelation was contained in court filings Monday by lawyers for more than 100 migrants who are seeking to challenge their deportations to El Salvador's mega-prison known as the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT. ... The case is among several challenging President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

"In this context, the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the competent foreign authorities," Salvadoran officials wrote in response to queries from the unit of the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The U.N. group has been looking into the fate of the men who were sent to El Salvador from the United States in mid-March, even after a U.S. judge had ordered the planes that were carrying them to be turned around.

The Trump administration has argued that it is powerless to return the men, noting that they are beyond the reach of U.S. courts and no longer have access to due process rights or other U.S. constitutional guarantees. ... But lawyers for the migrants said the U.N. report shows otherwise. ... “El Salvador has confirmed what we and everyone else understood: it is the United States that controls what happens to the Venezuelans languishing at CECOT. Remarkably the U.S. government didn’t provide this information to us or the court,” American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Lee Gelerent said in an email.

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Read more: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/migrants-deported-from-us-to-salvadoran-prison-remain-under-us-control-salvadoran-officials-tell-un/

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BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.

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BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.
As set forth in the attached Report, the Government of El Salvador responded to the UN
inquiry opened by the four families asking about the disappearance of their family members:
1 The attached exhibit has redacted personal identifying information for the four men discussed in the WGEID report. Petitioners can file an unredacted version of the exhibit under seal at the Court's request, with the exception of one of the cases for particular privacy reasons related to that individual.
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Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 160
Filed 07/07/25
Page 2 of 4
The Salvadoran State emphatically states that its authorities have not arrested, detained, or transferred the persons referred to in the communications of the Working Group. The actions of the State of El Salvador have been limited to the implementation of a bilateral cooperation mechanism with another State, through which it has facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure for the custody of persons detained within the scope of the justice system and law enforcement of that other State. In this context, 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. In this regard, the actions attributable to the Salvadoran State are limited to its sovereignty and territorial jurisdiction, and therefore it cannot be held responsible for the failure to observe the principle of non-refoulement with respect to the persons mentioned.
Ex. 1 at 6, 9 (emphasis added).
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The filing came today in J.G.G., the original Alien Enemies Act before Judge Boasberg, where the case is now about the CECOT class. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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The filing came today in J.G.G., the original Alien Enemies Act before Judge Boasberg, where the case is now about the CECOT class.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.160.0.pdf

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BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.
As set forth in the attached Report, the Government of El Salvador responded to the UN
inquiry opened by the four families asking about the disappearance of their family members:
1 The attached exhibit has redacted personal identifying information for the four men discussed in the WGEID report. Petitioners can file an unredacted version of the exhibit under seal at the Court's request, with the exception of one of the cases for particular privacy reasons related to that individual.
1
Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 160
Filed 07/07/25
Page 2 of 4
The Salvadoran State emphatically states that its authorities have not arrested, detained, or transferred the persons referred to in the communications of the Working Group. The actions of the State of El Salvador have been limited to the implementation of a bilateral cooperation mechanism with another State, through which it has facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure for the custody of persons detained within the scope of the justice system and law enforcement of that other State. In this context, 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. In this regard, the actions attributable to the Salvadoran State are limited to its sovereignty and territorial jurisdiction, and therefore it cannot be held responsible for the failure to observe the principle of non-refoulement with respect to the persons mentioned.
Ex. 1 at 6, 9 (emphasis added).

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The filing came today in J.G.G., the original Alien Enemies Act before Judge Boasberg, where the case is now about the CECOT class. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Bombshell report alleges El Salvador disclaimed responsibility for those U.S. sent to CECOT
Challengers filed the document, from a U.N. investigation, in court on Monday. An update on the rule of law: Alien Enemies Act, birthright citizenship, and law firm litigation.
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[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. UN report in which El Salvador claimed the "jurisdiction and legal responsibility" for those detainees lies w/ the U.S.

This will piss off some judges who were lied to by the trump DOJ

Link to tweet

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Thanks for writing. Today's news is sort of a Metrorail Green Line subway series.

If there's nothing going on at the Prettyman Courthouse in DC, where Judge Boasberg is located, you can get on the Green Line at Archives and go up to Greenbelt, where Judge Xinis is located.

I am not a lawyer. I'll do what I can to keep the updates coming. You and In It to Win It are doing a terrific job.

And good evening.

[moniss]

3. Clear proof that Crumb The 1st, by way of his

$25,000 Bondi, knowingly and openly lied to and misled the court all along. Of course everyone knew it but this is the smoking gun.

[Bayard]

8. Rachel covered this extensively tonight,

Including talking to the guy, (ACLU?) who broke the story.

No, judges don't take kindly to being lied to. But then, its a matter of course for this admin to lie.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. Rachel and the ACLU attorney did a great job

Link to tweet

#BREAKING: Legendary #Maddow: "The Trump admin has sent hundreds of other people to that prison in El Salvador, and the admin keeps insisting in court that it has NO CONTROL over any of the men who are being held there...but today, a major development happened on that front. In a new filing in federal court in Washington, the country of El Salvador has apparently contradicted Trump admin...the filing says 'the govt of El Salvador recently told the United Nations that it bears NO legal responsibility for the men'..."😳

[republianmushroom]

4. Somebody is lying here.

Could it be our President or the AG ? Time for Bondi, I know nothing about this.

Damage control need cover up on aisle 4. Bring lots of white wash.
The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the Venezuelan men who were deported from the U.S. to a notorious Salvadoran prison, contradicting public statements by officials in both countries.

[Solly Mack]

5. ...

[hay rick]

7. Anyone surprised by this is welcome at my poker table.

[Justice matters.]

9. Everything with the ignorant convicted felon is based on LIES

for him to keep his never-ending grift from everybody, taxpayers included to the tune of BILLIONS.

or Trillions now...

He maybe a stupid bully, but he was never held accountable for anything, so if that is his only real 'skill' (to screw everyone out ot THEIR money and sanity now), that's a heck of a BANDIT skill (so far)...

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. El Salvador kneecapped Trump's claim over deported migrants: 'Not been honest'

The trump DOJ has lied to a good number of judges

President Donald Trump's administration controls the fate of migrants it has deported to other countries like El Salvador, officials claimed in a court filing on Monday.

— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2025-07-08T01:00:16.943Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-deportations-2672870359/

President Donald Trump's administration controls the fate of migrants it has deported to other countries like El Salvador, officials claimed in a court filing on Monday.

The claims contradict the Trump administration's position that it has no authority to return the migrants once they've been sent elsewhere. That was the argument they used to try and circumvent a court order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison to the United States.

Salvadoran officials pushed back on those claims in a new court filing, saying that "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."

Said another way: The Trump administration "is in charge" of the migrants even after they cross U.S. borders, Lee Gelernt, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union, told The Washington Post.

Trump has deported immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act, a centuries-old law that allows the president to immediately deport people during wartime. In past media appearances, Trump has described illegal immigration in the United States as an invasion, although he has not officially filed a declaration of war against any country.

The Supreme Court has also said that the Trump administration needs to allow immigrants who are being deported sufficient time to challenge the claims made against them.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. Judge Gallagher says either El Salvador is lying to the UN or the trump DOJ is lying about the people deported

A judge is mad about being lied to by the trump DOJ

JUST IN: Judge Gallagher says either El Salvador is lying to the UN or the administration is lying to her about the people deported to CECOT.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2025-07-08T18:35:00.823Z

[maxsolomon]

13. Going with both the US and El Salvador are lying

Lies are an Authoritarian principle.