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Why This El Salvador Prison Is At Heart Of Trump Immigration Crackdown
Deep within a rural district shielded by armed checkpoints and dense foliage lies one of the world's most controversial incarceration sites - the Terrorism Confinement Centre, or Cecot.
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"Humanitarian Agreement": El Salvador Offers To Swap US Deportees With Venezuela
In little more than a month, 288 migrants accused by the Trump administration of belonging to gangs including Tren de Aragua have been shipped to El Salvador.
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"Must Be Allowed To Do My Job": Trump's MS-13 Tattoo Photo Sparks Debate
US President Donald Trump on Friday evening shared a photograph that he claimed showed the tattooed knuckles of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was deported to El Salvador last month amid controversy.
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How Tattoos Got Venezuelans Deported From US Amid Immigration Crackdown
The US immigration officials appear to have taken tattoos as proof of the person being a member of Venezuelas most notorious gang, Tren de Aragua.
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El Salvador: The Mega Prison Where Trump Is Sending Venezuelan Gang Members
The Trump government has agreed to pay $6 million to El Salvador to keep the Venezuelan gang members in prison for one year.
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Tren De Aragua: The Venezuelan Gang Whose Members Are Deported By Trump
The Trump administration has agreed to pay $6 million to El Salvador to keep the alleged gang members in prison for one year.
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Locked In Forever: Life Inside El Salvador's 40,000 Inmate Mega-Prison With No Releases
The government of El Salvador has unveiled stark photographs from its new mega-prison, CECOT, designed to house top gang members indefinitely.
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Who Is Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's Unapologetic "Dictator"
El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele, who claimed reelection with an overwhelming majority Sunday, has sarcastically embraced the moniker of "dictator" and breezily shrugs off criticism of human rights transgressions.
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El Salvador's Nayib Bukele, "World's Coolest Dictator", Claims Reelection Win
Fireworks erupted in El Salvador's capital Sunday as gang-busting President Nayib Bukele claimed to have won reelection with more than 85 percent of votes cast: "a record in the entire democratic history of the world."
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Criminal Gang MS-13 Leader To Stand Trial In US On Terror Charges
A top leader of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang will stand trial in New York on terrorism charges, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday.
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Gangster Guilty Of 33 Murders Jailed For 1,310 Years In This Country
Wilmer Segovia, a dangerous gang member, was found guilty of 33 murders, nine murder attempts, and a variety of other offenses.
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"Won't Be Able To Do Any More Harm": El Salvador Moves Thousands Of Criminals To Mega Prison
In El Salvador, thousands of gang members have been moved to a new "mega jail" as part of an ongoing campaign against crime that has caused the prison population to soar.
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El Salvador Declares State Of Emergency After Dozens Killed In Gang Violence
El Salvadoran lawmakers on Sunday declared a state of emergency at President Nayib Bukele's request, expanding police powers and curtailing civil liberties as the country faces soaring gang-related bloodshed that has left dozens dead
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"Gangs Will Go After Him": El Salvador Bishop Urges US To Not Deport Son
The top Anglican bishop of El Salvador has urged the United States not to deport his son back to the troubled Central American nation, fearing brutal gangs who have threatened to murder the 34-year-old for refusing to work for them.
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'Heinous And Violent': MS-13's Appeal To Girls Grows As Gang Becomes 'Americanized
For 15 years, the girls lived parallel lives. Left behind in El Salvador by mothers bound for America, they grew up a few miles apart in San Vicente, entering adolescence just as the city sank into gang violence.
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Why This El Salvador Prison Is At Heart Of Trump Immigration Crackdown
Deep within a rural district shielded by armed checkpoints and dense foliage lies one of the world's most controversial incarceration sites - the Terrorism Confinement Centre, or Cecot.
-
"Humanitarian Agreement": El Salvador Offers To Swap US Deportees With Venezuela
In little more than a month, 288 migrants accused by the Trump administration of belonging to gangs including Tren de Aragua have been shipped to El Salvador.
-
"Must Be Allowed To Do My Job": Trump's MS-13 Tattoo Photo Sparks Debate
US President Donald Trump on Friday evening shared a photograph that he claimed showed the tattooed knuckles of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was deported to El Salvador last month amid controversy.
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How Tattoos Got Venezuelans Deported From US Amid Immigration Crackdown
The US immigration officials appear to have taken tattoos as proof of the person being a member of Venezuelas most notorious gang, Tren de Aragua.
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El Salvador: The Mega Prison Where Trump Is Sending Venezuelan Gang Members
The Trump government has agreed to pay $6 million to El Salvador to keep the Venezuelan gang members in prison for one year.
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Tren De Aragua: The Venezuelan Gang Whose Members Are Deported By Trump
The Trump administration has agreed to pay $6 million to El Salvador to keep the alleged gang members in prison for one year.
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Locked In Forever: Life Inside El Salvador's 40,000 Inmate Mega-Prison With No Releases
The government of El Salvador has unveiled stark photographs from its new mega-prison, CECOT, designed to house top gang members indefinitely.
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Who Is Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's Unapologetic "Dictator"
El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele, who claimed reelection with an overwhelming majority Sunday, has sarcastically embraced the moniker of "dictator" and breezily shrugs off criticism of human rights transgressions.
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El Salvador's Nayib Bukele, "World's Coolest Dictator", Claims Reelection Win
Fireworks erupted in El Salvador's capital Sunday as gang-busting President Nayib Bukele claimed to have won reelection with more than 85 percent of votes cast: "a record in the entire democratic history of the world."
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Criminal Gang MS-13 Leader To Stand Trial In US On Terror Charges
A top leader of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang will stand trial in New York on terrorism charges, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday.
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Gangster Guilty Of 33 Murders Jailed For 1,310 Years In This Country
Wilmer Segovia, a dangerous gang member, was found guilty of 33 murders, nine murder attempts, and a variety of other offenses.
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"Won't Be Able To Do Any More Harm": El Salvador Moves Thousands Of Criminals To Mega Prison
In El Salvador, thousands of gang members have been moved to a new "mega jail" as part of an ongoing campaign against crime that has caused the prison population to soar.
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El Salvador Declares State Of Emergency After Dozens Killed In Gang Violence
El Salvadoran lawmakers on Sunday declared a state of emergency at President Nayib Bukele's request, expanding police powers and curtailing civil liberties as the country faces soaring gang-related bloodshed that has left dozens dead
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"Gangs Will Go After Him": El Salvador Bishop Urges US To Not Deport Son
The top Anglican bishop of El Salvador has urged the United States not to deport his son back to the troubled Central American nation, fearing brutal gangs who have threatened to murder the 34-year-old for refusing to work for them.
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'Heinous And Violent': MS-13's Appeal To Girls Grows As Gang Becomes 'Americanized
For 15 years, the girls lived parallel lives. Left behind in El Salvador by mothers bound for America, they grew up a few miles apart in San Vicente, entering adolescence just as the city sank into gang violence.
