Venezuela men sue aviation firms who flew them to notorious Salvadorian jail
Summary
Three Venezuelan men who were sent to a Salvadorian maximum security prison last year on flights arranged by US companies are suing those aviation firms. They claim the companies acted with the US government to illegally deport them and caused them harm by sending them to a prison known for torture.Key Facts
- The men were deported from the US to El Salvador in March 2023 under President Donald Trump’s administration.
- They were held for four months in a Salvadorian terrorism prison called Cecot, where they say they were tortured.
- The lawsuit accuses US companies CSI Aviation and GlobalX of violating civil rights and causing emotional distress.
- CSI and GlobalX were hired by the Department of Homeland Security to operate the flights.
- A federal judge had ordered the flights to return, but the companies allegedly ignored this.
- The lawsuit says the companies made large profits from contracts with US immigration agencies.
- Human rights attorneys filed the lawsuit in Washington DC on July 17, aiming to hold private companies accountable for the deportations.
- The US and Salvadorian governments did not respond to specific claims in the lawsuit by the time of publication.
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