Records Sought on Alleged Death Squad Leader:
New York Times reporter Julia Preston sued the Department of Justice for records on retired Salvadoran Gen. Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova, who led the National Guard and Defense Ministry while death squads murdered tens of thousands of people. "Upon retiring in 1989, General Vides immigrated to the United States as a legal permanent resident." Ref. Source 8
El Salvador general faces deportation from US over torture claims:
He was honoured by Ronald Reagan as a cold war ally and even retired to Florida, but Eugenio Vides Casanova's US welcome has evaporated as he faces deportation to El Salvador over torture accusations. Ref. Source 7