Undisclosed agreements between the U.S. government and foreign states, particularly for detention, deportation, or military cooperation. Secret deals circumvent congressional oversight and public accountability.
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Updated March 25, 2026Deportation to Torture
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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 …
The US paid $6 million to El Salvador to detain deportees at CECOT, a mega-prison where HRW documented systematic torture including sexual …
The agreement was negotiated during Secretary Rubio's February 2025 visit to El Salvador and finalized as a written deal that has never been …
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Updated February 20, 2026Deportation to Torture
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The US secretly deported 17 people from 9 African countries to Cameroon under a covert agreement. Deportees were immediately beaten by gendarmes, arbitrarily detained, and subjected to torture. …
Under a secret agreement, the US deported 17 people from 9 African countries (Angola, DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Senegal, Sierra …
Deportees included asylum seekers with court-ordered protections against deportation and at least one stateless person.