GUARDIAN/
General Eugenio Vides Casanova faces deportation from the USA back to El Salvador over torture accusations from 1979-83 when he headed the national guard.
Vides received a Legion of Merit award from President Ronald Reagan.
He is is the first foreign military commander to face charges brought by the human rights office of the USA's homeland security.
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