Venezuelan deportee can return to US but fears repeat of ordeal: ‘I’m not over that nightmare yet’
Saturday, February 14, 2026
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US district judge James Boasberg ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration must facilitate the return of deportees, like Luis Muñoz Pinto, who were illegally expelled to countries outside Venezuela, to fight their cases and seek due process.
The judge ordered the US government to cover travel costs for those wishing to return to the US, citing the need for deportees to have a fair chance to argue their immigration cases, after being sent to notorious prisons like the one in El Salvador.
Luis Muñoz Pinto, who was deported to El Salvador, welcomes the ruling but expresses fear of repeating his ordeal, saying "I'm not over that nightmare yet", as he seeks to clear his name and regain his right to stay in the US, according to a report by The Guardian US.
