The Trump administration and the president of El Salvador said they struck a deal allowing the U.S. to ship detained migrants ...

Nayib Bukele offered to house ‘dangerous American criminals’ and outsource part of the U.S.’s prison system for a ‘relatively low’ fee ...

"We are willing to take in only convicted criminals (including convicted U.S. citizens) into our mega-prison (CECOT ... history of the relationship, not just of the United States with El Salvador ...

Bold action. Steadfast commitment. When it comes to tackling illegal immigration and crime, as in all other matters, President Donald Trump demonstrates he means action. His plan to send American ...

a week after taking office as El Salvador's youngest president in modern history, Nayib Bukele wrote on his Twitter account: "I am officially the coolest president in the world." Nayib Bukele ...

Prisoners spend 23.5 hours a day locked in their cells, with a brief, daily 30-minute window for exercise or religious ...

In this handout picture provided by the Salvadoran presidency inmates observe from a cell inside the mega- prison Terrorist Confinement Centre (CECOT) on June 11, 2024 in Tecoluca, El Salvador.

The CECOT mega-prison in El Salvador, promoted by President Nayib Bukele, has drawn varying global reactions. It reportedly can house 40,000 inmates, including notorious gang members. While hardliners ...

Even before the campaign against gangs, El Salvador’s prisons were notoriously violent and overcrowded but the crown jewel of Bukele's fight is the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT ...