Last month, a three-country deal released 238 Venezuelan migrants.

The Trump administration had rounded up and, in March, sent directly to a notorious

mega-prison in El Salvador.

President Trump and his aides claimed those men were savages, monsters, and the worst of the

worst.

But a review of government data by ProPublica, the Texas Tribune, and a team of Venezuelan

journalists suggested that officials knew at least 197 of the men were not convicted

of crimes in the U.S.

We reached out to the White House for comment.

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said, quote,

The Trump administration is grateful for our partnership with Salvador and President Naib Buckele

to help remove the worst of the worst violent, criminal, illegal aliens from American communities.

Now some of the freed men are speaking out, saying they endured physical and psychological

abuse while locked up. This is Juan Jose Ramos Ramos.

Ramos.

ProPublicas, Melissa Sanchez is one of the authors of this experience.

That's always you're going to be able to experience.

That all the day, they're up at 4 in the morning to say to grosser, to

to help you.

ProPublicos, Melissa,

is one of the authors

of this report.

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