WASHINGTON, DC. (WGGB/WSHM) -- The 137 Venezuelans the U.S. illegally deported last year may never receive due process, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. Government doesn’t know where they are.

The issue is the migrants weren’t given an opportunity to challenge their deportations back in March. They were sent to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act on accusations they were associated with the Venezuelan gang ‘Tren De Aragua’.

Then in July, El Salvador released them all as part of a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Venezuela.

Rubio also said granting them hearings would risk damage to foreign policy interests in Venezuela.

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