Class Of Venezuelans Sent To Salvadoran Prison Certified, Granted Hearings

( January 6, 2026, 9:01 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Venezuelan men detained by the United States and held in Texas before being sent to a megaprison in El Salvador, referred to as CECOT, and then released to Venezuela with no opportunity to challenge their removals are entitled to class certification and hearings, a federal judge in the District of Columbia ruled, granting motions by the men for class certification and summary judgment....