A US federal judge has ordered that some Venezuelan men deported under the Trump administration to a notorious prison in El Salvador must be allowed to return to the US. They can now fight their immigration cases legally. US District Judge James Boasberg said the men, deported last March, were denied due process and should have a chance to defend themselves. The US government must pay travel expenses for those who want to return. Luis Muñoz Pinto, one affected man, told the Guardian from Bogotá that he wants to prove he is not in the gang he was accused of joining but fears being detained again. He said, "Do you have any idea what my family went through after finding out I was sent to that prison in El Salvador?" More than 250 Venezuelan men were deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration in March 2023 despite court orders to stop the flights. They were taken to Cecot mega-prison, where former detainees described torture, beatings, and isolation. In July 2023, they were sent back to Venezuela through a prisoner swap. Boasberg emphasized that the men were deported wrongly without constitutional rights and said the number wanting to return might be small. The White House condemned the ruling, calling it an "absurd, unlawful ruling" against the president's authority. The ACLU’s lead attorney, Lee Gelernt, said only a few deportees live outside Venezuela and are affected now. Lawyers for US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had argued that returning them could harm US foreign policy and pose security risks. Muñoz Pinto, once an engineering student and protester in Venezuela, still hopes to return despite his fears. He explained the harsh abuse he faced in Cecot and said, "I am not sure if I can do it again."