Venezuelan detainee fears deportation to El Salvador prison under Alien Enemies Act
Mar 12, 2025·Location: Anson, TX
Country of origin: Venezuela

Diover Millan, 24, a construction worker, was arrested by immigration agents in the Atlanta suburbs on March 12 and transferred to Bluebonnet detention center in Texas. DHS classified him as a member of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua without providing evidence. Millan faces potential deportation to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison under the Alien Enemies Act, though the Supreme Court temporarily blocked his deportation. He has a pending asylum case with a hearing scheduled for May 1.
Sources
- Migrants form SOS sign in Texas detention center, fear notorious El Salvador prison
NBC News·May 1, 2025·archived copy
- hindustantimes.com
- SOS: Migrants held in Texas fear notorious El Salvador prison
straitstimes.com·May 1, 2025·archived copy
- SOS: Migrants held in Texas fear notorious El Salvador prison - SRN News
srnnews.com·Apr 30, 2025·archived copy
- Detainees at immigration facility in Texas form SOS message in front of Reuters drone
WJLA·Apr 30, 2025·archived copy
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