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drmeow

(5,929 posts) Thu Dec 11, 2025, 06:54 PM Dec 11

The news about Abrego Garcia

reminded me - what is the status of all those poor individuals in the prison in Salvador? Last I heard, the Nazi's claimed they couldn't do anything and El Salvador claimed they couldn't do anything (that is a very abridged version).

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The news about Abrego Garcia (Original Post) drmeow Dec 11 OP

CECOT did a prisoner exchange with Venezuela in July. intheflow Dec 11 #1

Thank you drmeow Dec 11 #2

intheflow

(29,993 posts)

1. CECOT did a prisoner exchange with Venezuela in July.

Reply to drmeow (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 07:13 PM

Dec 11

All the US prisoners were sent there, and were released by the Venuzuelan government.

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/united-states-frees-venezuelans-el-salvador-prisoner-swap/

drmeow

(5,929 posts)

2. Thank you

Reply to intheflow (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 07:43 PM

Dec 11

Now that you mention it, I seem to recall there was talk of that but I don't know that I had heard it happened.

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