Trump, Bukele and the Criminalisation of Migrants: A Human Rights Violation Disguised as Crime-Fighting
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Trump, Bukele and the Criminalisation of Migrants: A Human Rights Violation Disguised as Crime-Fighting

Under the pretext of fighting the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Donald Trump invokes an 18th-century law to deport thousands of migrants. Over 5,000 Venezuelans have been expelled within weeks, often without any evidence linking them to the criminal organisation. Many have been directly sent to Bukele’s megaprison, where they are detained under inhumane conditions, crammed by the…