By Nelson Renteria, Brendan O'Boyle and Raul Cortes SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -The U.S. has sent hundreds of mostly Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador to be held without trial in a controversial mega-prison known for its harsh conditions.

Venezuela’s leader described the deportation of 200 migrants deported by the United States to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador as a “kidnapping”, denied they are criminals and backed calls for their return.

BOSTON (Reuters) -The operator of a high-end brothel network in the greater Boston area and the suburbs of Washington, whose hundreds of customers included politicians, corporate executives, lawyers and military officers, was sentenced on Wednesday to four years in prison.

The ringleader of a Cambridge brothel that attracted high-end clientele in its multi-million, cross-state operations was sentenced to prison on Wednesday. Han Lee, 42, of Cambridge was sentenced in a Boston courtroom to serve four years with one year of supervised release.