A gay Venezuelan asylum seeker who was deported to El Salvador’s most feared prison is now demanding

A gay Venezuelan asylum seeker who was deported to El Salvador’s most feared prison is now demanding accountability from the U.S. government. 🚨 A recent article in The Advocate explains that Andry Hernández Romero, along with five other Venezuelan men, filed administrative claims against the Department of Homeland Security under the Federal Tort Claims Act. They allege U.S. officials unlawfully transferred them from American custody to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT, where they were held for 125 days without contact with lawyers or family. Hernández Romero is gay and fled Venezuela because of persecution. He came to the United States seeking safety, but instead he was sent to one of the most feared prisons in the world, where he and the others say they suffered abuse and torture. The Federal Tort Claims Act allows people to seek financial damages from the federal government when its agencies cause unlawful harm. These six men are using that law to hold DHS accountable for what they say were illegal transfers that stripped them of due process. ⚖️ This case goes far beyond six individuals. It directly challenges a policy that outsourced detention to a foreign prison without procedural protections. Federal courts are where this fight will be decided. Unlike immigration courts, which operate under executive control, federal judges are constitutionally independent and far less susceptible to political pressure. If you or someone you care about needs help with an asylum case, send me a direct message with the word “CONSULT”.