"His son is Brandon Sigaran. On March 15, 2025, he was deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador along with more than 250 Venezuelans, who were all accused without evidence of being gang members. They were deported even though an emergency court order was issued while they were in the air. The situation became the first major scandal to erupt over the second Trump administration's immigration policy."
"Once in the Central American country, the deportees were immediately detained in President Nayib Bukele's maximum-security prison, known as the Terrorism Containment Center (CECOT). For weeks, nothing was heard from them, and Human Rights Watch said they had been forcibly disappeared. In July, all the Venezuelans were transferred to Venezuela after a prisoners swap negotiation between Caracas and Washington."
"Since then, the families of at least five Salvadorans have filed petitions, appeals, habeas corpus motions, and even the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has ordered precautionary measures on their behalf. It has made no difference. The five Salvadorans who arrived in El Salvador on the same flights a year ago remain lost within Bukele's prisons, without contact with their families or lawyers."
Herbert Sigaran's son Brandon was deported to El Salvador on March 15, 2024, as part of a Trump administration operation that sent over 250 Venezuelans accused without evidence of gang membership. The deportees were immediately detained in El Salvador's maximum-security Terrorism Containment Center (CECOT). After weeks of no contact, Human Rights Watch reported forced disappearances. In July, all Venezuelans were transferred back to Venezuela through a prisoner swap. However, five Salvadorans who arrived on the same flights remain imprisoned without family contact or legal representation. Despite habeas corpus motions and intervention from the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights, these five remain detained. The Venezuelan deportees have moved forward with their lives, with some eligible to return to the United States to clear their names.
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