Day 180

July 18, 2025

2 incidents

  1. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Deportation & Immigration

    CECOT Venezuelans flown to Venezuela in prisoner exchange

    All 252 Venezuelans held in CECOT, including those removed under the Act on March 15, were flown to Venezuela in an exchange for ten U.S. citizens held by the Venezuelan government.

    From: Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to Accelerate Venezuelan Deportations

  2. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Deportation to Torture

    All 252 Venezuelans sent to Venezuela in prisoner exchange

    After about four months of incommunicado detention, all 252 Venezuelans held at CECOT were transferred to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange, according to Human Rights Watch.

    From: Secret Deportation of 252 Venezuelans to CECOT Mega-Prison