El Salvador accepts foreign deportees from U.S. for indefinite imprisonment without trial in notorious prison
El Salvador agreed to accept non-citizens deported from the U.S. for indefinite imprisonment in the CECOT maximum-security prison. UN experts called the practice potentially illegal under international law and warned it could constitute enforced disappearances.
What We Know
- CECOT prison receives foreign deportees from U.S.
- Deportees held indefinitely without trial
- UN human rights experts expressed alarm
- Deportees remain under U.S. control even in El Salvador
- Cristosal warned actions could constitute enforced disappearances
- No due process for those imprisoned
- Prison has documented human rights concerns
What We Don't Know
- Exact number of non-Salvadorans held in CECOT
- Conditions deportees face
- Whether legal challenges will succeed
Common Misstatements
Some claim all deportees are dangerous criminals. Many have no criminal record; identification often based only on tattoos.