Now that they’re free, Venezuelan men want the world to know what they endured in CECOT

August 5, 2025 Joe Amditis

Now that they’re free, Venezuelan men want the world to know what they endured in CECOT

Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released is proof of how senseless their detentions were.

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Joe Amditis

Joe Amditis is the associate director of the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University. He can be reached via email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @jsamditis.