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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Charlotte Simmonds, Jenna Amatulli , Edward Helmore and agencies

CBS News delays 60 Minutes segment on El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison

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CBS has delayed an episode of 60 Minutes about the Cecot megaprison in El Salvador. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

CBS News is facing a backlash, including from one of its own correspondents, after it cancelled a 60 Minutes investigation into a brutal prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrants.

The episode of its flagship program about the Cecot mega-prison was due to air on Sunday night. However, in an “editor’s note” posted on X, the broadcaster’s official account announced that “the lineup for tonight’s edition of 60 Minutes has been updated. Our report ‘Inside Cecot’ will air in a future broadcast.”

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