The Trump administration said Monday that it has deported 17 more “violent criminals” from the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangs to El Salvador, as it doubles down on a policy of removing people from the U.

Two days later, he was on a plane heading to El Salvador's most notorious prison. The Trump administration deported Echavez and 237 countrymen labeled as Venezuelan gang members - with no chance to contest the allegations in court.