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These are the lawmakers who have visited CECOT, El Salvador's mega-prison
At least two Republican House members and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have toured the same Salvadoran prison that ...
In notorious Salvadoran prison, US deportees live in identical cells to convicted gangsters
Men deported by the United States to El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison are living in “the same” conditions as convicted ...
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Inside CECOT, El Salvador's notorious prison, where inmates never see the light of day
We don't know how many people the prison holds, but its total capacity is estimated at 40,000 inmates, the Guardian reported.
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Leader of notorious Ecuador drug gang who vanished from prison cell is indicted in U.S.
In January 2024, Macias Villamar was discovered missing from his prison cell in Quito, Ecuador, where he was serving a 34-year sentence for drug trafficking. A 60-day state of emergency was ...
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ICE Barbie Kristi Noem Defends Shocking Video at El Salvador Mega Prison
The secretary of homeland security posted a particularly bizarre video of herself talking to a camera while standing in front of a crowded prison cell in El Salvador. Night News Reporter Homeland ...
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Inside CECOT, El Salvador's notorious prison, where inmates never see the light of day
El Salvador’s infamous CECOT prison is a maximum-security facility ... with more than 24 large cells in each sector. Those cells can reportedly hold an average of 80 inmates apiece.