Venezuelan musician Arturo Suárez Trejo was deported to El Salvador’s feared CECOT prison under Trump’s immigration policies. His wife, Nathali Sánchez, shares their heartbreaking story of separation and injustice.

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Nathali Sánchez, wife of Venezuelan musician Arturo Suárez Trejo, has shared the harrowing story of her husband, who was imprisoned and deported to one of the world’s most feared prisons, the Center for Terrorism Confinement (CECOT) in El Salvador.

Suárez Trejo, a 32-year-old father of a three-month-old baby, was filming a music video in North Carolina when he was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a raid that left many without explanation.

After residing in Santiago, Chile, for six years and beginning to build a music career, his dreams were abruptly shattered when he was detained in February of this year. Despite applying for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a program designed to offer refuge to migrants from crisis-stricken countries, his life took an unexpected turn into chaos.

Nathali, visibly distraught, recounts how her husband was deported without due process, a decision that has been criticized by numerous human rights organizations.

CECOT, inaugurated under the administration of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as part of his controversial “war on gangs,” has faced criticism for its inhumane conditions and lack of procedural guarantees for detainees.

For Suárez Trejo, an artist with no criminal record, confinement in this facility has been described as a nightmare.

Arturo’s case is not just a personal story but also part of a broader context of mass deportations of Venezuelans from the United States, often based on unfounded accusations of ties to criminal organizations like Tren de Aragua.

This situation has led to the application of the Alien Enemies Act, a law not used since World War II, which has sparked controversy over its use and implementation.

Nathali has made a desperate plea to Salvadoran authorities, including President Bukele, to review her husband’s case and restore his freedom. The story of Arturo Suárez Trejo is a stark reminder of the human cost behind immigration policies and how dreams can turn into nightmares in an instant.

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