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International Human Rights Watchdog Reports Torture and Abuse of Venezuelans in El Salvador's CECOT Prison

Detainees told Human Rights Watch they were routinely beaten by guards and riot police, including during cell inspections for minor infractions like speaking loudly, showering off schedule, or requesting medical care.

Latin Times

Venezuelan Deportees Were Routinely Tortured in El Salvador's CECOT Prison, Human Rights Watchdog Says

Venezuelan migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador in March and April 2025 were subjected to torture, sexual violence, and other mistreatment inside the country's high-security CECOT prison, according to a new report.

Latin Times

First Thing: Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds

More than 250 Venezuelans detained in Cecot prison report violations. Plus, supply boom in cheaper renewables will make decline of fossil fuels ‘inevitable’

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Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds

Human rights groups accuse Trump officials of complicity and draw comparison with scandal at Abu Ghraib prison

The Guardian - US

Trump paid El Salvador $5M to jail deportees – with conditions on abortion and DEI but not preventing torture

Secret memos made public this week show Trump administration’s arrangement with Nayib Bukele to jail Venezuelans

The Independent UK

‘We have to clear our names’: Venezuelan makeup artist who survived Ice detention tries to rebuild his life

Andry José Hernández Romero was one of 251 men flown from Texas to the Cecot prison in El Salvador. Now he’s seeking justice

The Guardian - US

Democrat urges hearing into ‘human rights abuses’ at El Salvador megaprison

Delia Ramirez calls for investigation into federal funds paid to El Salvador to detain migrants at secretive Cecot site

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Another Venezuelan Recounts Sexual Abuse Experienced In El Salvador's Infamous Prison After Being Released: 'I Didn't Want To Eat'

More testimonies are emerging of abuses suffered by Venezuelans taken to El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison by the Trump administration and recently released to Venezuela after a prisoner exchange

Latin Times

Venezuela frees 10 Americans in swap for deported men in El Salvador

President Donald Trump had deported nearly 200 Venezuelan men to an El Salvador prison, raising fears for their safety.

Al Jazeera

Trump Officials Used Prisoners in El Salvador as Bargaining Chips Despite Repeatedly Claiming They Were Beyond U.S. Control: Report

The NYT report comes on the heels of court filings in which Salvadoran officials confirmed that more than 130 Venezuelan migrants detained in the country's CECOT maximum security prison are in control of the U.S.

Latin Times

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Was Forced To Kneel For 9 Hours And Forbid From Going To The Bathroom While In El Salvador Prison

Kilmar Abrego Garcia detailed the ordeal he went through while at El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison. He alleged "severe mistreatment" and "psychological torture"

Latin Times

Kilmar Ábrego García was tortured in Salvadorian prison, court filing alleges

New court documents allege physical and psychological torture at Cecot in one of first looks at conditions in prison

The Guardian - US

Trump’s deal that got migrants shipped to notorious El Salvador prison is only making MS-13 gang stronger: report

Deporting gang leaders allows them to be ‘silenced’ by Bukele, critics fear

The Independent UK

Family Members Of Venezuelans Deported To El Salvador's Mega-Prison Demand Proof of Life

Family members of Venezuelans deported to El Salvador's infamous CECOT mega-prison are demanding proof of life of their loved ones

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The Independent UK

Mother details ‘nightmare’ after Trump sends son to El Salvador mega-prison where he’s being held incommunicado

Nearly three months later, family members and lawyers still haven’t been able to speak with the men the U.S. summarily sent to El Salvador’s ‘tropical gulag,’ Josh Marcus reports

Latin Times

Washington Post Op-Ed Describes Infamous Salvadoran Prison As 'Political Human Zoo,' Decries Use Of Prisoners As Pawns

Carolina Miranda, a former columnist for the LA Times, wrote in the Washington Post an op-ed likening El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison to a human zoo, decrying its use for political purposes

The Guardian - US

At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds

Cato analysis goes against Trump administration’s claim that only undocumented people were deported to Cecot

Latin Times

WATCH: Venezuelans in El Salvador's Infamous CECOT Prison Plead for Freedom

Dozens of Venezuelans held at El Salvador's high-security Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) appeared in a video this week shouting "freedom" and using hand signals to call for help

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Details About Kilmar Abrego Garcia's 'Excellent' New Prison Revealed: 'No Gang Members Work Here'

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland father wrongly deported to El Salvador, was moved from CECOT to a lesser known prison housing "trusted inmates."

Latin Times

Democratic Lawmakers Who Traveled to El Salvador Say They Didn't Get Proof of Life for Deported Venezuelan Makeup Artist

Four House Democrats who traveled to El Salvador have requested proof of life for Andry José Hernández Romero, a 19-year-old Venezuelan asylum seeker deportee who is supposed to be detained at the CECOT maximum security prison.

Latin Times

Google Accused of Photoshopping El Salvador Prison in Google Earth After Internet Goes Wild Over 'Blood Stain'

Speculation surrounding a Google Earth image of El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center has increased following a new photo some believe is photoshopped.

Latin Times

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

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele is reportedly planning to double the capacity of the country's massive Terrorism Confinement Center

The Independent UK

El Salvador president vows to double size of prison holding US deportees

Donald Trump urged that the prison, which can hold up to 40,000 inmates, be expanded after he threatened to send American citizens who have broken the law

International Business Times

El Salvador Becoming 'Black Hole' For US Deportees, Critics Fear

Rights groups are increasingly worried that El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison is becoming a "black hole" for the United States to rid itself of expelled migrants or other unwanted people with no legal consequences.

Latin Times

State Department Finally Shares Status of Man Erroneously Deported to El Salvador, Shows No Willingness to Return Him to U.S.

The U.S. State Department has confirmed that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, is alive and currently being held at the CECOT mega-prison

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