Reuters
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\n A group of Venezuelans<\/a> who were sent to a maximum-security El Salvador prison<\/a> from the US and then returned to Venezuela called on Friday for the United States to comply with a ruling that would allow them to challenge their deportation in US courts.\n <\/p>\n \n US Judge James Boasberg ruled this week that President Donald Trump\u2019s administration must urgently arrange for the return of the hundreds of Venezuelans who were deported to El Salvador, saying their expulsion violated their due process rights and that they have the right to challenge their deportation in court.\n <\/p>\n \n Under the ruling, the Trump administration must present a plan to allow their return within two weeks.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cThe court ruling now orders that we be granted the opportunity for a fair hearing in accordance with the law in the United States,\u201d Ysqueibel Pe\u00f1aloza, a former detainee, said on behalf of some 252 former prisoners.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cWe call on the governments of the United States and El Salvador to fully comply with the court order. We demand that the authorities of that country create the conditions that will allow us to participate in the hearing.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Pe\u00f1aloza asked for national and international help in their defense, without specifying what help they needed.\n <\/p>\n