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13-04-2025
The US government has confirmed that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, is "alive and secure" in a maximum-security prison, according to a State Department official. Garcia, a Salvadoran who entered the US as a teenager, was granted protection from deportation in 2019 due to a risk of persecution from local gangs, but was nonetheless deported to El Salvador's notorious Terrorism Confinement Centre last month. The US Supreme Court recently ruled that the Trump administration must facilitate his release and return to the US, and a judge has ordered daily updates on the steps being taken to bring him back.
Entities: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, El Salvador, US, US Supreme Court, Trump administration • Tone: neutral • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
13-04-2025
The US Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will terminate temporary protected status (TPS) for Afghans and Cameroonians, affecting around 14,600 Afghans and 7,900 Cameroonians who will lose their deportation protections in May and June respectively. The decision was made by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who determined that conditions in both countries no longer merited US protections. TPS is granted to nationals of countries facing conditions such as armed conflict or environmental disasters, and offers deportation protection and access to work permits. The move is part of a broader crackdown on immigration by the Trump administration, which has also revoked the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
Entities: Trump, Afghans, Cameroonians, US Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem • Tone: neutral • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
13-04-2025
The US State Department has confirmed that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, is "alive and secure" but remains confined in a notorious prison. Abrego Garcia was deported after being accused of having ties to the MS-13 gang, despite his lawyers claiming he has no affiliation with the gang. A US district judge had ordered the administration to disclose Garcia's location and the steps being taken to return him to the US, but the State Department's filing did not address the latter request. The case has emerged as a flashpoint in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Entities: U.S. State Department, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Maryland, El Salvador, CBS News • Tone: neutral • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
13-04-2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that 10 gang members from MS-13 and Tren de Aragua were expelled to El Salvador, citing an alliance between Presidents Trump and Nayib Bukele as a model for regional security and prosperity. The deportees were sent from Guantánamo Bay and were marched into a prison in El Salvador, CECOT. The Trump administration has been sending hundreds of Venezuelans and Salvadorans to the prison since mid-March, with the Salvadoran government releasing videos and photos of their arrival. The administration has faced criticism and court challenges over its use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants, with some arguing that it is unconstitutional.
Entities: Marco Rubio, MS-13, Tren de Aragua, El Salvador, Donald Trump • Tone: neutral • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
13-04-2025
The Trump administration confirmed to a federal judge that Kilmar Abrego García, a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador, is being held in a notorious prison there, but failed to provide details on steps being taken to return him to the US as ordered by the judge. Abrego García, who has a US work permit, was detained by ICE officers and deported on March 15 despite a court order against it, and his wife has been unable to contact him since. The administration's filing stated that Abrego García is alive and secure in the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador, but under the authority of the El Salvador government, and did not address the judge's demands for information on his return.
Entities: Kilmar Abrego García, Trump administration, El Salvador, Maryland, US • Tone: negative • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
13-04-2025
The US has deported 10 alleged gang members to El Salvador, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said they were part of the MS-13 and Tren de Aragua "Foreign Terrorist Organizations". The deportations were made possible by an alliance between the Trump administration and El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, who is set to meet with Donald Trump at the White House. The move comes amid controversy over the Trump administration's deportation practices, including the erroneous deportation of a Maryland resident who remains imprisoned in El Salvador.
Entities: US, El Salvador, Marco Rubio, MS-13, Tren de Aragua • Tone: neutral • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
