Gerardo del Valle
@g-dvalle.bsky.social
Documentary Producer & Director. Currently at ProPublica
Of the more than 230 men, at least 197 had not been convicted of any crimes in the U.S,
nearly half were deported to El Salvador while their immigration cases were still ongoing, and 166 of them had tattoos, an unreliable indicator of gang affiliation, according to experts.
nearly half were deported to El Salvador while their immigration cases were still ongoing, and 166 of them had tattoos, an unreliable indicator of gang affiliation, according to experts.
The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...
projects.propublica.org
July 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Of the more than 230 men, at least 197 had not been convicted of any crimes in the U.S,
nearly half were deported to El Salvador while their immigration cases were still ongoing, and 166 of them had tattoos, an unreliable indicator of gang affiliation, according to experts.
nearly half were deported to El Salvador while their immigration cases were still ongoing, and 166 of them had tattoos, an unreliable indicator of gang affiliation, according to experts.
What @perla-trevizo.bsky.social , @micarosenberg.bsky.social , @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social , and a group of Venezuelan journalists from @cazadoresdefakenews.info and Alianza Rebelde Investiga uncovered was chilling:
July 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
What @perla-trevizo.bsky.social , @micarosenberg.bsky.social , @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social , and a group of Venezuelan journalists from @cazadoresdefakenews.info and Alianza Rebelde Investiga uncovered was chilling:
We published their stories as part of an effort to understand - when neither the U.S. nor Salvadoran governments had released the names of the men sent to CECOT - who these men were, and why they had been sent to the infamous prison.
projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...
projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...
The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...
projects.propublica.org
July 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We published their stories as part of an effort to understand - when neither the U.S. nor Salvadoran governments had released the names of the men sent to CECOT - who these men were, and why they had been sent to the infamous prison.
projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...
projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...