Mother Identifies Deported Son in El Salvador Mega-Prison Footage, Sparking Due Process Debate
Francisco José García Casique’s mother identified her son in footage from El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison, where 238 Venezuelans deported from the US were held. The US government claims all deportees are members of the Tren de Aragua gang, a designation disputed by several families, including Casique’s. Ms. Casique insists her son, who migrated to the US in 2023, is innocent and a barber by trade, believing his tattoos led to his mistaken identification. Similar claims of wrongful identification were made by other families of the deportees.
John Q. Hosedrinker