Overview

• Ricardo Prada Vásquez, a 32-year-old Venezuelan immigrant, has been missing since his deportation to El Salvador on March 15, 2025.
• The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Prada’s removal but has been unable to account for his current whereabouts.
• Prada’s name was absent from the official list of 238 deportees and related photos, raising concerns about unrecorded removals by U.S. authorities.
• Advocates and legal experts criticize the lack of due process, as Prada was designated a gang member based on questionable evidence without a trial or judicial review.
• The case has intensified scrutiny of U.S. immigration enforcement practices and potential human rights violations in deportation procedures.