Bryan Avelar

1 month ago | english.elpais.com | Luis Pablo Beauregard |Bryan Avelar

The Trump administration has paused the permanent residency process, commonly known as the green card, for certain migrants who applied in recent years. The suspension primarily affects refugees and asylees, according to CBS, which first reported the news. Washington justifies the move by citing widespread fraud in residency applications.

1 month ago | english.elpais.com | Lorena Arroyo |Luis Pablo Beauregard |Bryan Avelar

The start of the first international trip of the new U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, could not be more symbolic. This Wednesday, she will visit the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), alongside El Salvador’s Justice Minister Gustavo Villatoro.

1 month ago | english.elpais.com | Bryan Avelar |Carla Gloria Colomé

A law firm filed a habeas corpus petition with the Supreme Court of El Salvador on Monday, demanding the immediate release of 238 Venezuelans who were deported to the country and have been imprisoned at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) since March 15. The law firm, Bufete Grupo Ortega, claims to have been directly hired by the vice president of Venezuela to lead this legal battle.

1 month ago | english.elpais.com | Bryan Avelar |Carla Gloria Colomé

Every day, more details emerge about the prison agreement between Nayib Bukele and Donald Trump to receive migrants deported from the United States. On Monday, the day after the Salvadoran president televised the transfer of 261 alleged members of the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 criminal organizations to the Terrorist Confinement Center (CECOT), the White House clarified that, in reality, 101 of the Venezuelans who arrived on Sunday were simply undocumented migrants, not terrorists.

1 month ago | english.elpais.com | Luis Pablo Beauregard |Carla Gloria Colomé |Bryan Avelar

A routine visit to immigration authorities became the turning point for the González family in the United States. Gladys and Nelson’s story in the country has come to an end after 35 years. The couple has been swallowed by the deportation machine that the Trump administration set in motion after taking office. It mattered little that Nelson and Gladys had a long history in California, three American daughters, and a clean criminal record.