Feb
27
2012
By ielr
General Eugenio Vides Casanova, the former defense minister of El Salvador, may be deported from the United States, a U.S. judge ruled this week. Mr. Casanova is accused of torturing four Americans and killing two others during the early 1980s. A law passed in 2004 allows the government to refuse refuge to human rights abusers; Mr. Casanova now faces deportation under this law. The ultimate decision to deport Mr. Casanova will be reached at a later date, now that the legal barriers are gone.