El Salvador’s Bukele Plans to Double the Size of Giant Prison Holding U.S. Deportees: WSJ

The Cecot prison in El Salvador is feared in Latin America and has caused international controversy since its opening in January 2023. What is known about the prison?

Joe Scarborough Rips El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele for Disrespecting U.S. Laws and Mocking Americans

Joe Scarborough tore into El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele on Morning Joe Friday, blasting him for showing “contempt” for the rule of law in the U.S. and mocking Americans. Scarborough also warned Bukele that his close relationship with President Donald Trump could hurt him if Democrats win big in the 2026 midterms. Bukele took to social media on Thursday to make fun of Democratic lawmakers. He posted photos of deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia …

Bukele says he will expand Cecot capacity

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced plans Thursday to double the capacity of the Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot), Latin America's largest prison, which currently holds over 15,000 inmates, including more than 200 migrants deported from the United States.

VIAGGI DA FERMO The American president has sent us hundreds of migrants, 'criminals' and not. And a satellite image raises atrocious doubts about their treatment...

From Civil Wars to Neoliberalism in Central America

The end of the bloody, US-backed civil wars across Central America led to a brutal neoliberal economic restructuring near the turn of the century — which then helped produce the 21st-century authoritarianism of Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele.

Did Rep. Mike Kennedy visit CECOT during a trip to El Salvador with his GOP House colleagues?

As the standoff between federal courts and the Trump administration intensifies, GOP Rep. Mike Kennedy has remained silent about his trip to El Salvador.