A Venezuelan man has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government seeking $1.3 million in damages after being deported from the United States and subsequently detained at CECOT prison in El Salvador.

The man was deported from the U.S. last year and ended up at the CECOT prison facility in El Salvador. CECOT is a maximum-security prison that has been described as one of the most restrictive detention facilities in the region.

According to reports, this case represents the first known instance of a former CECOT prisoner pursuing legal action against the U.S. government for damages related to their deportation and subsequent detention.

The lawsuit seeks over $1 million in compensation, though specific details about the legal grounds for the claim and the circumstances of the man's deportation have not been fully disclosed. The case highlights ongoing concerns about the treatment of migrants and the conditions they may face after being removed from the United States.

Neither U.S. immigration authorities nor representatives for the Venezuelan plaintiff have provided immediate comment on the pending litigation.