UPDATE: A radical federal choose appointed by Barack Obama has issued an emergency injunction demanding that planes already within the air flip again mid-flight.
Based on the ACLU, there are two flights en path to Central America. One flight certain for El Salvador could have already taken off.
Unique report: A whole bunch of Venezuelan gangsters are going through a destiny worse than dying in one of many world’s most infamous prisons.
300 members of the Venezuelan transnational gang, Tren de Aragua, will likely be deported from the US to El Salvador as a part of a $6 million settlement between the 2 international locations.
“The Republic of El Salvador confirms it’s going to home these people for one (1) yr, pending the US’ choice on their long run disposition,” wrote El Salvador’s Ministry of International Affairs, in line with a memo obtained by the Associated Press.
These violent gangsters will now be transferred to El Salvador’s mega-prison, Terrorism Confinement Middle (CECOT), which homes 40,000 inmates in among the most brutal situations on the planet.
The jail homes El Salvador’s most harmful gang members, a lot of whom belong to the MS-13 and Barrio 18.
Inmates endure excessive confinement, spending 23.5 hours per day in overcrowded cells with minimal sanitation services.
There are not any rehabilitation packages, no household visits, and no exterior communication.
The deal between the 2 international locations was struck final month by Secretary of State Marco Rubio throughout a visit to the Central American nation.
“We will ship them and he’ll put them in his jails,” Rubio stated on the time.
“And, he’s additionally provided to do the identical for harmful criminals at present in custody and serving their sentences in the US regardless that they’re U.S. residents or authorized residents.”
Bukele confirmed the deal on his X account and stated that the U.S. could be charged a “comparatively low” payment.
“We’ve provided the US of America the chance to outsource a part of its jail system,” Bukele wrote on the time.
“We’re prepared to absorb solely convicted criminals (together with convicted U.S. residents) into our mega-prison (CECOT) in trade for a payment.”
“The payment could be comparatively low for the U.S. however important for us, making our complete jail system sustainable.”
We’ve provided the US of America the chance to outsource a part of its jail system.
We’re prepared to absorb solely convicted criminals (together with convicted U.S. residents) into our mega-prison (CECOT) in trade for a payment.
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— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) February 4, 2025
