Lawmakers Slam Rubio Over El Salvador Prison Transfers (EXCLUSIVE)

Reps. Nydia Velázquez and Delia Ramirez co-leads letter demanding answers for human rights abuses.

WASHINGTON — A group of House Democrats, co-led by Reps. Nydia Velázquez, D-NY and Delia Ramirez, D-IL, sent a scathing letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday, accusing the Trump administration of violating international and U.S. laws by transferring individuals from U.S. custody to El Salvador’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT. The lawmakers allege that the practice exposes deportees to a high risk of torture and human rights abuses, contravening the principle of non-refoulement and U.S. obligations under the Convention Against Torture.