Tortured legal migrant sues Trump for $56M

A Utah law firm said Tuesday that it plans to sue the US government for its allegedly unlawful detention and deportation of a Venezuelan immigrant who was sent to a maximum security prison in El Salvador known for its torture and abuse of inmates.

“Our client is a young Venezuelan man who came into the US legally to escape threats of violence by the Venezuelan government against his family for their opposition to the Maduro regime,” said Brent Ward, an attorney at Parker & McConkie, referring to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro...