
Hundreds of MS-13 suspects face mass trial in El Salvador
El Salvador is conducting a mass trial of around 500 alleged MS-13 gang members at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, as part of a broad crackdown on gang violence.
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El Salvador is conducting a mass trial of around 500 alleged MS-13 gang members at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, as part of a broad crackdown on gang violence.

CBS News’s Inside CECOT, a controversial 60 Minutes report on Venezuelan deportees in El Salvador’s brutal CECOT prison, is finally set to air after editor Bari Weiss pulled it for more reporting; the piece, featuring Sharyn Alfonsi, has sparked debate over editorial decisions and notes the Trump-era deportations and government silence, with an online Canadian release having already appeared before the U.S. broadcast amid NFL playoff competition.

A 60 Minutes episode exposing the brutal conditions and human rights abuses in El Salvador's Cecot prison was pulled from air by CBS for additional reporting but later appeared online through a Canadian broadcaster, sparking controversy and highlighting issues of media censorship and political influence.

The article mentions Siri playing a song by The Hives and discusses Bari Weiss allegedly killing a 60 Minutes story on CECOT, a prison in El Salvador linked to deportations under the Trump administration, with claims of political interference in media coverage.

El Salvador claims that over 200 migrants sent to its CECOT prison are under U.S. responsibility, contradicting U.S. officials' statements that they cannot return these migrants, raising concerns about jurisdiction and due process in the handling of migrant detainees.