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Trump admin accidentally sent Maryland father to Salvadorian mega-prison and says it can’t get him back

Government argues it no longer has control over Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s fate

The Independent UK

Deported Venezuelans Vanish From U.S. Records, Remain Jailed Without Trial in El Salvador

When asked by The Associated Press whether detainees could be indefinitely held in El Salvador's CECOT prison, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem declined to clarify

Latin Times

Kristi Noem Uses El Salvador's Nightmarish Megaprison To Create Content

The Homeland Security secretary's use of El Salvador's largest prison for propaganda is unethical and an endorsement of an autocratic justice system.

Reason

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At El Salvador Mega-jail, Trump Official Tells Migrants 'Do Not Come

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem recorded a message, saying, "Do not come to our country illegally. You will be removed and you will be prosecuted," at the maximum security Terrorism Confinement Center.

Latin Times

At El Salvador Mega-jail, Trump Official Tells Migrants 'Do Not Come'

US President Donald Trump's homeland security chief on Wednesday visited the mega-prison in El Salvador where hundreds of Venezuelan migrants have been deported under contested legal grounds.

International Business Times

Venezuelan Government Hires Lawyers To Defend Migrants As Fate Of Those Deported to El Salvador Remains Murky

Little is known about the legal status of Venezuelan migrants who were taken to El Salvador's mega-prison system. That may soon change.

Latin Times

Where immigrants are sent to "disappear"

The Trump administration is using an infamous prison in El Salvador as a legal "black hole"

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Border Czar Defies Court Order Seeking To Stop Deportation Of Alleged Venezuelan Gang Members: "I Don't Care'

President Donald Trump's appointed "border czar" Tom Homan granted an interview to Fox News on Monday covering the deportation of over 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador.

Latin Times

Trump Admin Officials Scrambled to Beat Judge's Order in High-Stakes Deportation Blitz: Report

The Trump administration moved quickly to deport approximately 250 Venezuelan nationals it accused of gang affiliation, seeking to avoid a federal judge's order to halt the action

Latin Times

White House's X Account Mocks Alleged 'Tren de Aragua' Members Being Deported to the Tune of 90s Song 'Closing Time'

The White House's official X account uploaded a video mocking alleged "Tren de Aragua" members being deported to the tune of 90s song "Closing Time" by Supersonic

Latin Times

Trump Administration Deports Alleged Venezuelan Gang Members Despite Court Order

The White House invoked a rare wartime law to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, sparking a legal battle.

Reason

Shaved Heads And Rough Treatment: El Salvador's Bukele Posts Video Showing Reception of Alleged Gang Members Deported From U.S.

Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele posted a video showing the rough treatment received by alleged members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua upon their arrival to the country and its infamous prison

Latin Times

Trump deports 238 ‘gang members’ to El Salvador: What’s the controversy?

The US president invokes a 1798 law to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to El Salvador.

Al Jazeera

Inside the brutal mega-prison where Trump administration has wrongly sent Maryland father

Inmates are denied access to visitors and recreation inside the maximum-security prison

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El Salvador Offers To House U.S. Criminals

El Salvador offers to house U.S. criminals to ease prison system burden, sparking legal concerns.

The Independent UK

What to know about El Salvador's mega-prison after Trump deal to send people there

The Trump administration and the president of El Salvador said they struck a deal allowing the U.S. to ship detained migrants and imprisoned criminals to a mega-prison there

International Business Times

Rubio Secures Unprecedented Deal With El Salvador To House Criminals Deported From US

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that the deal includes an offer from Bukele to house dangerous criminals who are American citizens or legal residents, within Salvadoran prisons.

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