Salvadoran Prison Chief Overseeing Trump Deportees Has Been Sanctioned By The U.S. For Negotiating With Gangs: Report

An officer in riot gear stands on patrol inside a cell at CECOT in San Vicente, El Salvador, Latin America's largest prison as part of President Nayib Bukele's plan to fight gangs. Since then, human rights advocates have raised concern about the treatment of suspects incarcerated as gang members without sufficient proof. (Credit: Alex Peña/Getty Images)

A top Salvadoran official in charge of overseeing the country's prisons, including the infamous CECOT where hundreds of Venezuelans have been sent by the Trump administration, is also sanctioned by the U.S. for secretly negotiating with gangs, a new report claims.

The official in question is Osiris Luna, described by the Wall Street Journal as instrumental to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on crime and gang violence.