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#Bukele

Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, whose government operates the CECOT mega-prison and cooperates with U.S. deportation operations. His authoritarian governance model has been embraced by the Trump administration.

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Updated May 9, 2026 Deportation to Torture
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

Secret $6 Million Contract to Outsource Detention to El Salvador's CECOT

A secret $6 million contract enabled the US to outsource detention to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison, where HRW documented systematic torture. The unreleased agreement created an unprecedented mechanism to evade domestic legal protections by transferring detainees to a foreign torture facility.

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