The Latest Breaking News from CECOT

'We Can Send Them': Donald Trump's El Salvador Prison Plan Raises Alarming Questions Over American Citizens

Donald Trump's renewed praise of El Salvador's CECOT prison has revived scrutiny of whether convicted US citizens could be transferred there, a proposal whose legal basis remains unresolved

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

Costa Rica Opens a Mega-Prison for the Criminals Still Running Gangs From Their Cells

Costa Rica's $35M CACCO mega-prison opened Oct. 14, targeting organized crime leaders still running gangs from inside the country's overcrowded prisons.

Latin Times · Oct 17

Costa Rica opens a Bukele-style mega-prison. Here's how it got here

Costa Rica has made fighting drug trafficking a main goal, inspired by El Salvador's hardline approach

The Independent UK · Oct 15

England’s World Cup team hires plane used by Trump administration to deport migrants, report claims

GlobalX has been a go-to airline for the government’s deportation flights as well as for athletes traveling to games

The Independent UK · Jun 16

ICE deports Iranian asylum seeker to threat-filled African nation where US tells Americans ‘do not travel’

Trump’s deportation flights to the Central African Republic are a ‘death sentence,’ advocates warn

The Independent UK · Jun 12

Why Did Sharyn Alfonsi Leave CBS? Real Reason Behind Her '60 Minutes' Exit After Explosive Editorial Dispute

Sharyn Alfonsi exits CBS News after a dispute over a Salvadoran prison report, sparking debate on editorial independence and political influence within the network.

International Business Times UK · May 28

U.S. Deportations to El Salvador Nearly Doubled in First Months of 2026 as Bukele Aligns With Trump

El Salvador received 5,033 deportees from the U.S. between January and March, compared with 2,547 during the same period last year

Latin Times · May 14

Trump promised to hold 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo. But a year later it’s almost empty, report claims

Just six migrant detainees were reportedly being held at the American naval base in Cuba as of Monday

The Independent UK · May 14

In Colombia and Brazil, presidential candidates offer old solutions to old problems

On May 31st, Colombian voters will go to the polls with Abelardo de la Espriella – criminal lawyer, self-styled outsider, and self-described “Tiger” – securing his place in the runoff against left-wing Iván Cepeda. In Brazil, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro – the son of incarcerated former President Jair Bolsonaro – is…

The Conversation · Apr 30

Streamer Dean Withers Grills CBS on Unaired Debate Footage

Streamer and political commentator Dean Withers put CBS on blast for failing to put out a debate between himself and another streamer. He suspects that Bari Weiss is preventing the release of the episode.

The Mary Sue · Apr 27