A coalition of democracy groups sued the State Department Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s agreement with the government of El Salvador to house more than 200 migrants deported to a notorious prison.

The groups, represented by the left-leaning legal organization Democracy Forward, said the government took “unprecedented action” to transport migrants living in the United States “beyond the reach of U.S. law.”

El Salvador is reportedly being paid some $15 million by the Trump administration to house migrants in the country. The lawsuit marks the first legal challenge to the deal between Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.

“That action shocks the conscience,” Democracy Forward lawyer Jessica Anne........

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