Human rights groups raise alarm over fate of Salvadorans deported from U.S.
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Human rights groups are concerned that Salvadorans deported from the U.S. disappear into prisons.
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Human rights groups are raising alarm over the fate of Salvadorans deported from the U.S. Migrants deported from the U.S. routinely disappear into El Salvador's prisons the moment they land or in the weeks that follow. This situation results in many remaining incommunicado from family and lawyers for years.
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