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People held in custody in a cell during a walk around El Salvador CECOT mega prison in the municipality of Tecoluca on January 30, 2026 in San Vicente, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)

El Salvador is disappearing US deportees

Garrett Owen
Accused gang members and assumed criminals have been deported to CECOT (Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo), a notorious maximum-security prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration has been sending those who it deems as "illegal." (John Moore / Getty Images)

"60 Minutes" finally airs CECOT story

CK Smith
Bari Weiss speaks onstage in New York on Nov. 19, 2024. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press)

Bari Weiss' story spike shows her hand

Sophia Tesfaye
A prison officer guards a cell at maximum security penitentiary CECOT (Center for the Compulsory Housing of Terrorism) on April 4, 2025 in Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador. (Alex Peña/Getty Images)

Deportees faced abuse in CECOT

Perla Trevizo, Melissa Sanchez, Ronna Rísquez, Mica Rosenberg, Adrián González - The Texas Tribune
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of the Terrorist Confinement Center (CECOT) on March 26, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump admin frees "worst of the worst"

Charles R. Davis
Protestors carry a sign in support of Andry José Hernández Romero during the 2025 San Francisco Pride Parade on June 29, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Arun Nevader/Getty Images)

Man "disappeared" by Trump could be dead

Charles R. Davis
A member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus holds a picture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a news conference to discuss Abrego Garcia's arrest and deportation at the Cannon House Office Building on April 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Abrego Garcia faces "American justice"

Tatyana Tandanpolie
Former U.S. President Donald Trump departs the courtroom after being found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. (Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images)

DOJ's Abrego Garcia defense falls short

Griffin Eckstein
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US President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Expert marvels at SCOTUS' Trump "rebuke"

Griffin Eckstein
A stop sign is seen in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington DC, United States on June 01, 2024. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

SCOTUS orders return of deportee

Griffin Eckstein
Marco Rubio (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

17 people sent to El Salvador prison

Tatyana Tandanpolie
George W. Bush and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump brings back Bush's black sites

Heather Digby Parton
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In this handout photo provided by the Salvadoran government, members of the Salvadoran army stand guard at the gates of the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. (Salvadoran Government via Getty Images)

Where immigrants are sent to "disappear"

Tatyana Tandanpolie
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