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Judge presses DOJ on El Salvador's claim that CECOT detainees are under US authority
The request from U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher comes after the government of El Salvador, in a report by the United ...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was beaten, tortured in El Salvador prison, court filing says
A new federal court filing says Kilmar Abrego Garcia experienced "severe beatings" and "psychological torture" in a supermax ...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was tortured in El Salvador’s CECOT prison
In a new lawsuit filed last week, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland father illegally deported in March by the Trump ...
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What to know about CECOT, El Salvador's mega-prison for gang members
What is the CECOT? Bukele ordered the mega-prison built as he began his campaign against El Salvador's gangs in March 2022. It opened a year later in the town of Tecoluca, about 72 kilometers ...
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Inside El Salvador's notorious CECOT mega-prison, which could soon ...
Inside El Salvador's notorious CECOT mega-prison 03:46. San Salvador — It takes about 90 minutes to drive from El Salvador's capital, San Salvador, to the most notorious prison in ...
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Maryland's Abrego Garcia is in CECOT prison. Here's a look inside. - USA TODAY
El Salvador’s infamous CECOT prison is a maximum-security facility built to hold the country’s worst criminals in eight buildings across a space equal to seven football stadiums. The Center ...
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El Salvador president releases shocking jail footage of father deported to 'world's worst prison' following abuse claims
The president of El Salvador has released footage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia at the country's maximum security terrorism ...