FILE PHOTO: Esmeralda Morillo, aunt of Venezuelan singer Arturo Suarez, 33, whom the U.S. alleged was a member of the Tren de Aragua gang and sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, holds a sign of her nephew during a protest, in Caracas, Venezuela March 24, 2025. REUTERS/Gaby Oraa/File Photo

A majority of Americans oppose deporting migrants who have not been convicted to El Salvador without due process, according to a new survey, as the Trump administration defends its deportation efforts amid broad scrutiny.

The case has raised questions not only about how the man could have ended up on a plane to El Salvador, but also about why the administration has apparently not moved to correct its mistake.