Invoking a 1798 law, the US president has sent hundreds of alleged gang members to the high-security prison described as a ...

By Nelson Renteria, Brendan O'Boyle and Raul Cortes SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -The U.S. has sent hundreds of mostly Venezuelan ...

Over the weekend, the Trump administration deported hundreds of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, where they are being held ...

Human rights advocates warn that the deportees legal rights were violated as they were transferred to the CECOT, a ...

The crown jewel of El Salvador’s aggressive anti-crime strategy is a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education ...

El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison has drawn attention for its harsh conditions, hosting hundreds of mainly Venezuelan migrants ...

El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison was notorious long before the Trump administration’s recent decision to deport hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members there. The Center for Terrorism ...

El Salvador's Cecot mega prison - the center for terrorism confinement is considered the largest prison in the Americas with a capacity of 40,000 inmates and has been th biggest symbol in the Latin ...

The CECOT, opened in 2023 ... Thousands of inmates transferred to El Salvador 'mega prison' in crackdown on gangs Cristosal and other advocates have accused authorities of human rights violations.

In 2023, he opened the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, where the ... Bukele ordered the mega-prison built as he began his campaign against El Salvador’s gangs in March 2022.

In 2023, he opened the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, where the ... Bukele ordered the mega-prison built as he began his campaign against El Salvador's gangs in March 2022.