Venezuelan Makeup Artist, Among 250 Migrants, Describes Torture in El Salvador Prison, Calls for Bukele and Trump Accountability

A Venezuelan makeup artist, who became the representative figure for more than 250 Venezuelan migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador's most notorious prison, has returned home to his family. Upon his return, he described his detention experience as an "encounter with torture and death," reporting severe abuses including fractured ribs and broken fingers and toes among detainees. The makeup artist, speaking out against the treatment, called for accountability directed at Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and former U.S. President Donald Trump, emphasizing that the migrants were not criminals as portrayed. His testimony sheds light on the harsh conditions faced by deported Venezuelan migrants held in El Salvador.