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Amnesty International criticized Tuesday the unlawful expulsion of 238 Venezuelan nationals from the United States to El Salvador for endangering their lives. The expulsion contradicts a court order, which barred the removal of Venezuelans.
In response to the deportation in defiance of the court’s decision, Ana Piquer, Americas director at Amnesty International, said:
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees previously urged countries hosting Venezuelans not to repatriate them to their origin state. The agency urged states to provide Venezuelan refugees with access to basic rights and asylum procedures, citing the 1951 Refugee Convention. Even though the US declined to ratify the convention, the principle of non-refoulement is arguably a peremptory norm that states cannot derogate from.
The Trump administration designated Tren de Aragua (TdA) as a foreign terrorist organization on March 15. In the proclamation, US President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, stating that TdA had committed acts of invasion, perpetrated irregular warfare, and engaged in drug trafficking. The act allows the president to immediately apprehend, restrain, secure, and remove Alien Enemies.
In response, the court issued a 14-day temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent the government from removing Venezuelan nationals solely based on the proclamation.
Further, the court denied the Trump administration’s request to vacate the TROs, citing the Venezuelans’ right to an individual hearing and the opportunity to challenge the accusations on Monday.
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In response to the deportation in defiance of the court’s decision, Ana Piquer, Americas director at Amnesty International, said:
The expulsion also failed to follow the proper legal process for deportation, which requires removal orders from an immigration court. As the group suggested, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials admitted that some of the 238 Venezuelans do not have a criminal record, and some were expelled based on the possibility of committing a crime in the future.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees previously urged countries hosting Venezuelans not to repatriate them to their origin state. The agency urged states to provide Venezuelan refugees with access to basic rights and asylum procedures, citing the 1951 Refugee Convention. Even though the US declined to ratify the convention, the principle of non-refoulement is arguably a peremptory norm that states cannot derogate from.
The Trump administration designated Tren de Aragua (TdA) as a foreign terrorist organization on March 15. In the proclamation, US President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, stating that TdA had committed acts of invasion, perpetrated irregular warfare, and engaged in drug trafficking. The act allows the president to immediately apprehend, restrain, secure, and remove Alien Enemies.
In response, the court issued a 14-day temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent the government from removing Venezuelan nationals solely based on the proclamation.
Further, the court denied the Trump administration’s request to vacate the TROs, citing the Venezuelans’ right to an individual hearing and the opportunity to challenge the accusations on Monday.
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