Uber Eats driver who’s ‘innocent mistake’ saw him completely disappear has been found in the worst place possible

The Trump administration’s approach to deportation has been rightfully criticized for being downright dystopian. The removal without due process and the flimsy “proof” used by ICE to profile people has already seen a handful of innocents being sent to El Salvador, most notably, Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

But last week, news of another innocent individual who was swept up in the chaos of Donald Trump’s deportations came to light. Just like Abrego Garcia, this one will be hard for MAGA to justify but they’ll no doubt find a way.

What happened?

According to various news outlets, a man by the name of Ricardo Prada Vasquez was apprehended after taking a wrong turn and ending up on a one-way toll road that took him into Canada. The man, who was residing in the U.S. legally, was attempting to deliver a food order as he was working as an UberEats driver at the time. Upon trying to return to the U.S. Prada Vasquez was taken into custody and from there he disappeared entirely.

What happened to him from there? Nobody knew for sure. His name didn’t appear in any ICE detention facility paperwork and it was believed he wasn’t a part of the 238 transported to El Salvador either. For all intents and purposes it seemed like he had simply dropped off the face of the earth.

Where is Ricardo Prada Vasquez?

According to EL PAÍS, Gris Vogt, a Mexican-American woman, has been in contact with Prada Vasquez’s family and confirmed that he is being held in the CECOT facility in El  Salvador. The family had not heard from their son since March 14th. Last week, when reports of Prada Vasquez’s unknown whereabouts made headlines, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that he had been transported to CECOT.

Prada Vasquez was initially apprehended back in January but prior to March 15th he had been held in an ICE detainment facility. Now it seems he’s been removed from the country altogether and sent away to one of the worst places imaginable. The CECOT facility in El Salvador has been described as a “death camp” where human rights violations occur regularly.

The importance of due process

Naturally this whole ordeal has caused a great deal of concern as Prada Vasquez didn’t do anything wrong. He made a simple mistake, one that anybody would be capable of making. But now his life has been forever altered by a broken system.

It’s been said time and time again, but Trump’s deportation policy is completely unconstitutional. While MAGA may try to justify deporting what they have labeled as “criminals,” it’s clear that many innocents are getting swept up in the madness too.