El Salvador, CECOT

Explainer: What is El Salvador's mega-prison that could take US criminals?
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced during a visit to El Salvador that Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has offered to incarcerate criminals deported from the U.S. in the Central American country's CECOT mega-prison.
Inside El Salvador's notorious CECOT mega-prison, which could soon house deportees from the U.S.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week that President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had agreed to accept deportees from the U.S. convicted of crimes, and also offered to house incarcerated Americans in El Salvador's prisons.
CECOT: Inside the Mega-Prison El Salvador Has Offered Up for Trump's Use
Prisoners spend 23.5 hours a day locked in their cells, with a brief, daily 30-minute window for exercise or religious activities in a central hallway.
What to Know About El Salvador’s ‘Unprecedented’ Offer for the U.S. to ‘Outsource’ Its Detention of Prisoners and Deportees
Under U.S. immigration law, a country such as El Salvador can accept someone deported from the U.S. who isn’t a citizen of that country if the person’s homeland refuses to accept them, says Theresa Cardinal Brown, a former homeland security official under the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
A look inside an El Salvador mega prison
El Salvador's president is offering to take in deportees and U.S. criminals at its prisons, including American citizens. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano got a rare first-hand look inside one of its mega prisons.
Behind El Salvador's prison system that may handle U.S. deported migrants
CBS News' Lilia Luciano got a rare look at El Salvador's prison system after President Nayib Bukele offered to house dangerous deported migrants from the U.S. This comes as President Trump continues his efforts to crackdown on illegal immigration.
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What to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after Trump deal to send people there
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Trump administration and the president of El Salvador said ...
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Is El Salvador Taking US Prisoners? What To Know
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has offered to take in ... pillows or mattresses on the metal bunks, an open ...
Bukele Offers El Salvador’s Infamous Prison in Bid to Charm Trump
Unlike other Latin American leaders, El Salvador’s president is more than embracing US plans to move millions of undocumented ...