Lawyers hired by the Venezuelan government have filed a legal action in El Salvador aimed at freeing 238 Venezuelans deported by the United States.

Families of Venezuelan deportees held in El Salvador’s infamous Cecot prison can petition the Salvadoran government for their release – but the fruitfulness of that process is an open question in a country accused of arbitrary detention by rights groups and even the US State Department.

Relatives and attorneys seek answers about the men sent to the high-security prison as the Venezuelan government calls for their return.

A Venezuelan mother is seeking answers after her son was detained in El Salvador, accused of being a member of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang.

The Venezuelans “don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here,” added Leavitt, quoting the lyrics of the hit song “Closing Time.”

Frengel Reyes Mota was supposed to be dealing with his ongoing asylum case as he fought for his chance to stay in the United States. Suddenly, he instead found himself locked up in a mega prison thousands of miles away.

An attorney representing a migrant sent to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act says her client was deported due to a soccer logo tattoo, according to court declarations submitted Wednesday night.

The 31-year-old is among multiple migrants whose family members or lawyers have said were wrongly accused by the Trump administration of gang affiliation and deported to a notoriously strict El Salvador earlier this month.

Lawyers hired by the Venezuelan government filed a legal action Monday in El Salvador aimed at freeing 238 Venezuelans deported by the United States who are being held in a Salvadoran maximum-security prison.

The Trump admin urged the Supreme Court to review a freeze on its use of an 18th-century law to fast-track deportations of Venezuelans, including alleged gang members.