In March, the Trump administration sent roughly 250 Venezuelan men deported from the U.S. to CECOT amid accusations that they were members of the Tren de Aragua gang, which has been rejected by many of the men as well as their families and attorneys. A prisoner swap recently saw most of the Venezuelans being held at CECOT freed.

Three of the 250 Venezuelans who were held in El Salvador's CECOT prison after bring deported from the U.S. say they were beaten and denied access to lawyers.