CBS News has acquired an internal government document listing the Venezuelan males that the Trump administration deported to El Salvador during a covert operation last week, which has sparked a legal controversy in the U.S. and drawn international attention.
On March 15, the U.S. government deported 238 male Venezuelan citizens across three flights to El Salvador, alleging connections to a transnational gang dubbed Tren de Aragua, which President Trump has characterized as a foreign terrorist organization and wartime adversary.
Upon their arrival, the deported individuals were forcibly removed from the planes by heavily armed Salvadoran law enforcement. They were led to armored vehicles, had their heads shorn, and were taken to cells in El Salvador’s notorious maximum-security prison, known as CECOT.
The high-profile deportations ignited a protracted legal struggle in the United States. The court case initially focused on the legitimacy of Trump’s decision to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expel numerous Venezuelan deportees. This has since escalated into a confrontation about whether the Trump administration knowingly defied a federal judge’s ruling to suspend deportations under this wartime law.
U.S. authorities have stated that 137 of the Venezuelan men were classified as “enemy aliens” and removed under the antiquated law. The remaining 101 were deported through standard immigration protocols.
Additionally, the U.S. government has offered little information concerning the deportations and has not disclosed the identities of those sent to El Salvador. Family members and attorneys of the deportees reported learning about their relatives’ deportations only through media coverage and social media shared by the Salvadoran government.
The Trump administration has claimed that it has confirmed all deportees’ affiliations with Tren de Aragua; however, relatives of some deportees have denied such accusations. The U.S. government has acknowledged in a court filing that while some of those deported have criminal records in the U.S., “many” lack such histories.
CBS News is releasing the official list of 238 Venezuelan deportees sent to El Salvador below. It remains uncertain how long they will remain incarcerated in El Salvador and if their family members and attorneys will be permitted to contact them.
CBS News has reached out to the DHS and the State Department for comments regarding the list.
List of Venezuelans deported to El Salvador
- Agelviz Sanguino, Widmer Josneyder
- Aguilar Rodriguez, Nolberto Rafael
- Aguilera Aguero, Gustavo Adolfo
- Albornoz-Quintero, Henrry
- Alvarado Borges, Neri
- Angulo-Aparicio, Jinder
- Aray-Cardona, Jose
- Arregoces Rincon, Jose
- Azuaje Perez, Nixon Jose
- Barreto Villegas, Rolando
- Bastidas Venegas, Jose
- Basulto-Salinas, Marcos
- Batista-Arias, Elvis
- Belloso Fuenmayor, Alirio
- Benavides Rivas, Yornel Santiago
- Blanco-Bonilla, Andry
- Blanco-Marin, Angel
- Bolivar Cruz, Angel
- Bracho Gomez, Victor
- Brazon-Lezama, Javiar
- Briceno-Gonzalez, Jose
- Briceno-Gonzalez, Jean
- Bustamante-Dominguez, Robert
- Cabrera-Rico, David
- Canizalez Arteaga, Carlos
- Caraballo Tiapa, Franco
- Cardenas-Silva, Johan
- Carmona Bastista, Yorbi
- Carmona Hernandez, Jose
- Cedeno Contreras, Bruce Embelgert
- Cedeno-Gil, Andrys
- Chacin Gomez, Jhon
- Chirinos Romero, Wild
- Chivico Medina, Carlos
- Colina Arguelles, Rosme
- Colina Caseres, Miguel
- Colina-Suarez, Alejandro
- Colmenares Solorzano, Leonardo Jose
- Colmenarez Abreu, Aldo
- Contreras-Gonzalez, Yordano
- Cornejo Pulgar, Frizgeralth De Jesus
- Corrales-Moreno, Emilio
- Davila Fernanadez, Luis
- Delgado Pina, Aldrin
- Depablos Requena, Jheison
- Diaz-Lugo, Kleiver
- Duarte Rodriguez, Richard
- Duran Perez, Joseph Gregory
- Echavez-Paz, Leonel
- Elista-Jimenez, Robert
- Escalona Carrizo, Yender
- Escalona Sevilla, Angelo
- Escobar Blanco, Pedro
- Escobar Falcon, Yolfran
- Fernandez Sanchez, Julio Rafael
- Fernandez, Yohan
- Fernandez-Subero, Mikael
- Flores Jimenez, Wilken Rafael
- Flores Rodriguez, Jose
- Flores-Lopez, Jose
- Fonseca Daboin, Cristhofer
- Fuenmayor-Crespo, Roneil
- Garcia Casique, Francisco
- Garcia Prado, Leonardo
- Giron Maurera, Richard
- Gonzalez Troconis, Julio
- Gonzalez Frailan, Jose Leon
- Gonzalez Fuenmayor, Angel Jesus
- Gonzalez Pineda, Oscar
- Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Charlie
- Graterol-Farias, Winder
- Gualdron Gualdron, Luis
- Gualtero Quiroz, Deibin
- Guerrero Padron, Keivy
- Guevara Munoz, Wilvenson
- Guiterrez-Sierra, Wilker
- Gutierrez Flores, Merwil
- Hernandez Carache, Yeison
- Hernandez Carache, Darwin Gerardo
- Hernandez Herrera, Edwuar Jose
- Hernandez-Hernandez, Jhonnael
- Hernandez Gonzalez, Manuel
- Hernandez Hernandez, Angel
- Hernandez Juarez, Yorby
- Hernandez Romero, Andry
- Hueck Escobar, Jesus
- Hung Mendoza, Jordan
- Hurtado Quevedo, Eddie Adolfo
- Indriago-Alvarez, Donovan
- Izaguirre-Granado, Randy
- Jaimes-Rincon, Yeison
- Jerez-Hernandez, Yohendry
- Justo Garcia, Jose
- Laya-Freites, Jefferson
- Leal-Bautista, Keiber
- Leal-Estrada, Kervin
- Lemus Cagua, Diego
- Lizcano-Basto, Josue
- Lopez Bolivar, Jose
- Lopez Lizano, Maikol
- Lopez-Rodriguez, Geomar
- Lozada Sanchez, Wuilliam
- Lozano-Camargo, Daniel
- Lugo Zavala, Johendry
- Lugo-Acosta, Yermain
- Machado Martinez, Onaiker
- Machado-Rodriguez, Jose
- Manrique, Edson
- Manzo Lovera, Lainerke
- Marcano Silva, Luis
- Marea-Medina, Ronald
- Marin Zambrano, Jhonervi Josue
- Marquez Pena, Jose
- Marrufo Hernandez, Uriel David
- Martinez Vargas, Kerbin
- Martinez Vegas, Rafael
- Martinez-Borrego, Tito
- Martinez-Gonzalez, Yohangel
- Mata Fornerino, Wilfredo Jose
- Mata-Ribeiro, Yoswaldo
- Mathie Zavala, Hotsman Ricardo
- Medina-Martinez, Alexis
- Melendez Rojas, Edwin
- Mendez Boyer, Alex
- Mendez Mejias, Angel
- Mendez-Gomez, Luis
- Mendoz Nunez, Carlos
- Mendoza Ortiz, Maikol Solier
- Mendoza Pina, Jean Claude
- Mendoza Ramirez, Jonathan
- Mogollon Herrera, Henry
- Molina-Acevedo, Roger
- Montero Espinoza, Ervinson
- Montilla-Rivas, Jose
- Mora-Balzan, Jose
- Morales-Rolon, Andres
- Moreno-Camacho, Cristopher
- Moreno-Ramirez, Maikel
- Morillo-Pina, Luis
- Moron Cabrera, Yuber
- Munoz Pinto, Luis
- Navas Vizcaya, Ali
- Navas-Diaz, Obed
- Nieto Contreras, Kevin
- Nunez-Falcon, Luis
- Olivera Rojas, Maikel
- Orta-Campos, Junior
- Ortega Garcia, Felix
- Otero Valestrines, Luis
- Palacios-Rebolledo, Leoner
- Palencia-Benavides, Brayan
- Parra Urbina, Eduard
- Paz-Gonzalez, Daniel
- Pena Mendez, Jose Antonio
- Penaloza Chirinos, Ysqueibel Yonaiquer
- Perez Perez, Cristian
- Perez-Llovera, Juan
- Perfecto La Rosa, Moises
- Perozo-Colina, Carlos
- Perozo-Palencia, Andy
- Petit Findlay, Andersson Steven
- Petterson Torres, Christean
- Pineda Lezama, Jesus
- Pinto Velasquez, Cristhian
- Plaza-Carmona, Jonathan
- Primoschitz Gonzalez, Albert
- Querales Martinez, Anderson Jose
- Quintero Chacon, Edicson
- Ramirez Ramirez, Jonathan Miguel
- Ramos Bastidas, Jose
- Ramos Ramos, Juan Jose
- Reyes Barrios, Jerce Egbunik
- Reyes Mota, Frengel
- Reyes Ollarvides, Ronald
- Reyes-Villegas, Arlinzon
- Rincon Bohorquez, Omar
- Rincon-Rincon, Ringo
- Rios Andrade, Jesus
- Rivera Gonzalez, Luis
- Rivero-Coroy, Jean
- Rodriguez, Edwin
- Rodriguez Goyo, Alejandro
- Rodriguez Lugo, Luis Gustavo
- Rodriguez Parra, Alber
- Rodriguez Rojas, Kenlyn
- Rodriguez-Da Silva, Fernando
- Rojas, Deibys
- Rojas-Mendoza, Miguel
- Romero Chirinos, Ildemar Jesus
- Romero Rivas, Erick
- Roos Ortega, Jesus
- Rosal-Gelvez, Hector
- Rubio-Petrola, Jose
- Saavedra-Caruci, Robinson
- Salazar-Cuervo, Pedro Luis
- Sanchez Bigott, Yorbis
- Sanchez Paredes, Idenis
- Sanchez-Arteaga, Fernando
- Sanchez-Bermudez, Marco
- Santiago Ascanio, Ronald
- Sarabia Gonzalez, Anyelo
- Semeco Revilla, Darwin Xavier
- Sierra Cano, Anyelo
- Silva Casares, Jason Alfredo
- Silva Freites, Carlos Julio
- Silva-Ramirez, Aaron
- Soto Manzana, Omar
- Suarez-Fuentes, Joen
- Suarez-Nunez, Luis
- Suarez-Salas, Nery
- Suarez-Trejo, Arturo
- Tapia Colina, Jesus
- Teran Aguilar, Carlos
- Testa Leon, Orlando Jesus
- Toro Noguera, Yonel
- Torrealba Torrealba, Yonathan
- Torres Archila, Amber
- Torres Herrera, Euder Jose
- Torres-Polanco, Carlos
- Tortosa Guedez, Jorge
- Tovar-Marcano, Cesar
- Travieso Gonzalez, Kleiver
- Troconis Gonzalez, Yhon Deivis
- Uzcategui Vielma, Carlos
- Vaamondes Barrios, Miguel
- Vargas Lugo, Henry
- Vazquez Morillo, Nicola
- Vega Sandia, Wilmer
- Vera Villamizar, Wladimir
- Villa-Montano, Enson
- Villafranca Rincones, Carlos Eduardo
- Villegas-Frites, Ilels
- Yamarte-Fernandez, Mervin
- Yanez-Arangure, Luis
- Zabaleta-Morillo, Keiber
- Zambrano Perez, Julio
- Zambrano Torrealba, Gabriel
- Zarraga Rosales, Jorge
