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Trump administration says it deported 17 more ‘violent criminals’ to El Salvador

The Trump administration says it has deported 17 more “violent criminals” from the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangs to El Salvador, as it doubles down on a policy of removing people from the U.S. to third countries despite criticism over lack of transparency and human rights protections

The Independent UK

Trump administration deports more alleged gang members to El Salvador

Move is latest in controversial method of deporting people from Guantánamo to prison abroad without US due process

The Guardian - US

How the Trump administration is using tattoos to lock up immigrants in El Salvador

Venezuelan men in streetwear with Michael Jordan and autism awareness tattoos could add up enough ‘points’ for their removal from the United States, Alex Woodward reports

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Top MS-13 Leader Extradited To El Salvador So He Wouldn't Reveal Shady Deals Between Bukele And Gangs: Report

A report is claiming that El Salvador sought the repatriation of a top MS-13 leader to prevent him from revealing shady deals between gangs and President Nayib Bukele

Latin Times

17 people sent to El Salvador prison

Experts say those detained in El Salvador are likely subject to torture and other inhumane treatment

Salon

Gay Makeup Artist Deported After ICE Claimed His 'Mom' Tattoo Was 'Consistent' With Gang Activity: Court Docs

A gay makeup artist was deported to El Salvador after U.S. immigrations officials claimed his "mom" and "dad" tattoos were "consistent" with gang activity.

Latin Times

ICE's Scorecard Revealed: How The Trump Admin is Deciding Which Migrants Are Sent to Notorious El Salvador Prison

The ACLU revealed parameters used by ICE to determine whether detainees are part of Venezuelan-born gang Tren de Aragua. Many deportees and their families have rejected any ties to the group

Latin Times

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Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador sparks legal questions likely to reach the Supreme Court

A federal appeals court on March 26, 2025, upheld a temporary block on President Donald Trump’s deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants, including alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, to a maximum security prison in El Salvador.

The Conversation

Deported Venezuelans Vanish From U.S. Records, Remain Jailed Without Trial in El Salvador

When asked by The Associated Press whether detainees could be indefinitely held in El Salvador's CECOT prison, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem declined to clarify

Latin Times

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem To Meet With Mexican President Sheinbaum To Discuss Security Cooperation

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Noem will be presented with Mexico's security strategy, which has avoided "any intervention" from the U.S. while cooperating at the same time.

Latin Times

Fox Host Claims Democrats Are Trying to Make 'Nazi' a Slur After Commentator Slams El Salvador Prison for 'Nazi-Style Ideology'

Debate erupted on Fox News after a commentator criticized Kristi Noem for filming at a prison in El Salvador, which she described as "Nazi-style ideology."

Latin Times

The Latest: Trump effect: Fewer Americans now see Canada as a close US ally

President Donald Trump is citing his authority over diplomatic negotiations as he seeks Supreme Court approval to deport more immigrants to be imprisoned in El Salvador

The Independent UK

Trumps calls on Supreme Court to let him deport Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act

Administration wants court to resume summary removals after deporting dozens of immigrants to El Salvador prison

The Independent UK

Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to lift an order barring deportations under wartime law

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law, while a court fight continues

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Kristi Noem Uses El Salvador's Nightmarish Megaprison To Create Content

The Homeland Security secretary's use of El Salvador's largest prison for propaganda is unethical and an endorsement of an autocratic justice system.

The Guardian - US

Human rights groups rebuke Kristi Noem’s visit to El Salvador prison: ‘political theater’

Homeland security chief went to infamous prison holding deported Venezuelans as White House targets immigrants

Latin Times

Trump Official Defended for Wearing Alleged Rolex Watch in Video With Migrants at El Salvador Prison: 'What's Wrong With Wealth?'

Conservatives defended Kristi Noem after she was caught wearing what some claim to be a Rolex worth thousands while visiting a Salvadoran prison camp.

Latin Times

Georgia GOP Senator Says Laken Riley Killer Should be Sent to 'El Salvador's Hellhole of a Prison, Where He'll Rot in Misery'

"I'm still furious that Jose Ibarra wasn't sentenced to death in Georgia—because that's the justice Laken Riley deserved," added State Senator Colton Moore

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Man Detained By ICE for Autism Awareness Tattoo Still Sent to Prison After Officers Declared Him 'Clean': Report

A 25-year-old Venezuelan man was taken to El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center despite an ICE agent telling him he was "clean" and confirming he had no ties to Tren de Aragua.

The Independent UK

Kristi Noem criticized for filming video in front of caged prisoners in El Salvador

Noem stood in front of a jam-packed prison cell filled with men in uniform clothing and haircuts to threaten other migrants who enter the U.S. illegally

Euronews

US homeland security secretary visits prison in El Salvador holding deported Venezuelans

In a video filmed at the jail, Kristi Noem warned immigrants that they could face the same fate as the 238 Venezuelans controversially deported by the Trump administration on 15 March.

The Guardian - US

US House Democrat backing El Salvador’s strongman president

Vicente Gonzalez tirelessly promoting Nayib Bukele, including reposting calls to ‘impeach corrupt judges’

The Independent UK

Kristi Noem issues immigration warning in front of El Salvador mega-prison inmates

Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem filmed a social media video inside a mega-prison in El Salvador holding Venezuelan people deported by the United States as she visited the facility on Wednesday, 26 March.

Latin Times

At El Salvador Mega-jail, Trump Official Tells Migrants 'Do Not Come

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem recorded a message, saying, "Do not come to our country illegally. You will be removed and you will be prosecuted," at the maximum security Terrorism Confinement Center.

Evening Standard

Trump administration official visits El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are held

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca

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