Men freed from El Salvador mega-prison endured ‘state-sanctioned torture’, lawyers say

<p>Venezuelans back home under Maduro-Trump deal tell of isolation, beatings and dirty water – ‘a living nightmare’ </p><p>Venezuelans that the Trump administration expelled to El Salvador’s most notorious megaprison endured “state-sanctioned torture”, lawyers for some of the men have said, as more stories emerge about the horrors they faced during capacity.</p><p>When José Manuel Ramos Bastidas – one of 252 Venezuelan men that the US sent to El Salvador’s most notorious mega-prison – finally made it back home to El Tocuyo on Tuesday, the first thing he did was stretch his arms around his family.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/26/venezuela-el-salvador-prison">Continue reading...</a>