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Inside CECOT, El Salvador's notorious prison, where inmates never see the light of day
The Salvadoran prison, where Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being held, keeps inmates tightly confined with little ...
Trump Administration May Be About To Send More Venezuelans To El Salvador Prison
In one case, a petition filed by immigrant detainees said the government’s supposed evidence for his gang membership included ...
Van Hollen reveals what Abrego Garcia told him in El Salvador
Appearing emotional and tired, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen arrived back in the U.S. Friday, revealing details from his ...
What is CECOT? Inside the El Salvador mega-prison holding US deportees
What is CECOT? Inside the El Salvador mega-prison holding US deportees. April 16, 2025. The U.S. has sent hundreds of mostly ...
Republicans deny Democrats’ requests for El Salvador oversight trips
House Republican committee chairs are denying Democrats’ requests to travel to El Salvador and visit its CECOT prison ...
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The conditions inside the infamous El Salvador prison where deported migrants are held
The U.S. has sent hundreds of people to the notorious mega-prison in El Salvador known as CECOT. William Brangham discussed ...
Attorneys for Venezuelan detainee imprisoned in El Salvador say his detention is 'lawless'
Instead of deporting Edicson David Quintero Chacon to Venezuela, the government is "paying" for his "torture in El Salvador ...
'Torture in El Salvador with U.S. taxpayer dollars': Habeas petition directly challenges man’s indefinite detention in notorious ‘legal black hole’ foreign prison
"CECOT is a legal black hole; there is no access to counsel, no visitation, and no way for anyone on the outside to ...