The youngest son of a Venezuelan family that resettled in Utah after seeking asylum was tortured at a prison in El Salvador, attorneys say.
The man, who was 19 when he was detained by border officials, is the youngest son of a family that now lives in Utah.
FILE – Prison guards stand outside holding cells at the Terrorism Confinement Center, a “mega-prison” built especially for gang members, during a media tour in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Feb. 2, 2023. Utah attorneys say a Venezuelan man was detained in San Diego and transported to the Salvadoran prison, where they allege he was tortured. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)
Source: Utah News