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Héctor Ríos Morales

Salvadoran President Plans To Double Size Of Infamous Mega-Prison Holding Hundreds Of U.S. Deportees: Report

Guards escort inmates allegedly linked to criminal organizations at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. (Credit: Salvadoran Government via Getty Images)

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele is reportedly planning to double the capacity of the country's infamous Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), expanding it from 40,000 to 80,000 inmates.

During a visit to the White House, President Donald Trump told Bukele he needed to build "about five more places" like the maximum-security prison he opened in 2023. Bukele responded that El Salvador had enough space to make it happen.

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