United States, lawyer of Venezuelan victim files lawsuit against U.S. Dept. of Homeland

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Representatives of a Venezuelan citizen filed Thursday a lawsuit before the U.S. Department of Homeland Security against the Trump administration for having kidnapped him at the Bukele concentration camp in El Salvador. teleSUR

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00:00In other news, representatives of a Venezuelan citizen filed Thursday a lawsuit before the

00:05U.S. Department of Homeland Security against the Trump administration for having kidnapped him

00:10at the Bukele concentration camp in El Salvador. Neyer Verleon Rangel is 27 years old and he is

00:17part of the group of 252 citizens rescued by the government of President Nicolás Maduro.

00:23From Venezuela, he announced that the League of Latin American Citizens and the Democracy

00:28Defenders Fund have brought his case before the Department of Security, which has refused to

00:34comment on the press. Venezuelan Leon Rangel claims compensation for $1.3 million for damages.

00:43Norman Eise of the Defense Fund assures that at least a dozen similar cases are underway.

00:49Moreover, he encouraged second victims to imitate his representative in combating abuse, violation

00:56of rights and impunity.

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