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U.S. human rights law likely violated in $6M payment for El Salvador prison, experts say
- Experts believe that U.S. human rights law is likely violated in a $6 million payment for an El Salvador prison.
- The U.S. government allegedly violated human rights laws in the deportation of Andry José Hernández Romero to El Salvador, raising ethical concerns about immigrant treatment.
- Lindsay Toczylowski, Hernández Romero's lawyer, highlighted the horrifying conditions and lack of legal representation during his deportation process.
- Charles Cross, a former police officer, reportedly played a role in falsely identifying Romero as a gang member based on his tattoos, which were tributes to his parents.
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der Standard DETens of thousands of prisoners must live in a high-security prison under conditions contrary to human rights. US President Trump takes pleasure in it and has migrants deported there.
U.S. human rights law is likely violated in the payment of $6M for El Salvador's prison, experts say By: Ariana Figueroa-MN Reformer The U.S. State Department is paying $6 million to El Salvador to house hundreds of U.S. deported immigrants in an immense and brutal prison, the Center for Confining Terrorism (CECOT).But U.S. law prohibits state financial support to "unities of foreign security forces" - which may include military and law enforcem…
The Baltimore Sun
Maryland MattersExperts: $6 million payment to Salvadoran prison likely violates U.S. human rights law
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department is paying El Salvador $6 million to house hundreds of immigrants deported from the United States in an immense and brutal prison there, Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, or CECOT. But a U.S. law bars State’s financial support of “units of foreign security forces” — which can include military and law enforcement staff in prisons — facing credible allegations of gross human rights violations. That has …
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U.S. human rights law likely violated in $6M payment for El Salvador prison, experts say • Oklahoma Voice
Prison officers stand guard at a cell block at maximum security penitentiary CECOT on April 4, 2025 in Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department is paying El Salvador $6 million to house hundreds of immigrants deported from the United States in an immense and brutal prison there, Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, or CECOT. But a U.S. law bars State’s financial support of “u…
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