CARACAS, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said Monday that a "great march" will be held on Tuesday in support of migrants' rights following recent U.S. deportation of hundreds of Venezuelans.

The event is in "response to those around the world who want to mistreat our Venezuelans and to those who justify, in the most vile and cowardly manner, the measures against Venezuelans," Cabello said.

The march comes a little over a week after U.S. President Donald Trump's administration decided to invoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, a wartime law, to deport over 200 Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, branding them members of a gang committing violent crimes.

Having denied the accusations earlier, Cabello said Venezuela is working to protect the rights of its migrants with the help of a law firm to demand "that all Venezuelans be returned." Enditem

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