Most Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Had No Criminal Record, Investigation Reveals



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The majority of the 238 Venezuelan men sent to a prison in El Salvador had no criminal records, as CBS News reports. About 75% of the Venezuelan migrants sent to El Salvador lack a public criminal record, highlighting concerns about due process, according to 60 Minutes.


22% of those deported have criminal records, mostly for non-violent offenses like theft, as reported by CBS News.


Andry Hernandez Romero is recognized as a gay makeup artist seeking asylum and has no criminal record, according to his attorney, Lindsay Toczylowski.

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