Overview
- A recording of the shelved piece reportedly aired on Canada’s Global Television Network and is circulating online, though CBS and Global have not verified its provenance or authenticity.
- CBS says the story was pulled hours before broadcast to add context and critical voices from the Trump administration, and it plans to air the report when it is ready.
- Editor in chief Bari Weiss sought new interviews such as with senior official Stephen Miller and pressed for language changes, according to people familiar with internal discussions.
- Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi says the segment cleared legal and standards reviews and calls the decision political censorship, fueling staff backlash and talk of resignations.
- The investigation focuses on Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador’s CECOT prison who describe brutal, torturous conditions, as a federal judge now orders due process for those transferees.