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CBS Airs Revised '60 Minutes' CECOT Investigation After December Hold

The update featured added reporting with written government statements after attempts at on-camera interviews failed.

Overview

  • The segment, pulled in December by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, ran on Jan. 18 with roughly three additional minutes of material.
  • CBS published and read statements from the White House and DHS, but the broadcast included no on-camera interviews with senior Trump officials.
  • Producers traveled to Washington seeking an administration interview, but the meeting did not materialize, according to multiple reports.
  • The updated piece added ICE-related statistics and noted tattoos on one interviewee that officials use as gang markers, reflecting new vetting details.
  • A Canadian-distributed original cut leaked online in December, allowing direct comparison and fueling internal tensions over Weiss’s decision and standards.