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Trump Administration's Deportation Deal with El Salvador Faces Legal and Human Rights Scrutiny

The U.S. deported 261 alleged gang members to El Salvador's CECOT prison under a $6 million agreement, raising concerns over due process and inhumane conditions.

Salvadoran police officers escort an alleged member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in this handout image obtained March 16, 2025. Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout via REUTERS
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Overview

  • CECOT, a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, is notorious for extreme overcrowding, 24/7 surveillance, and harsh solitary confinement conditions.
  • The Trump administration deported 261 alleged gang members, primarily from Venezuela, to CECOT on March 17, 2025, as part of a cost-saving agreement with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.
  • Human rights advocates and legal experts argue that CECOT's conditions violate international standards and have raised concerns about the legality of the deportations.
  • President Trump has praised the agreement as a measure to protect U.S. communities, while Bukele promotes CECOT as a self-sustaining prison system through inmate labor programs.
  • A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to justify the deportations, as legal challenges over due process and accountability continue to mount.