No Deportation for Suspect in Jet Bombing
A Cuban militant accused of plotting a 1976 jetliner bombing that killed 73 people cannot be deported to Venezuela, a judge has ruled in El Paso.
Luis Posada Carriles, who has denied that he planned the bombing of the Cuban jet, claims he would be tortured if sent to Venezuela, where he is a naturalized citizen and once served as a CIA operative.
Judge William L. Abbott cited conventions against extradition to a country if a person were likely to face torture. An immigration and customs spokeswoman said Posada would remain jailed while the agency reviewed the case.
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