Political scientist Mneesha Gellman on the deportees’ fates, dire prison conditions and Bukele-Trump parallelsThe Trump administration has flown 238 Venezuelans to an El Salvador prison that human rights groups say is designed to disappear people.Despite a judge’s order temporarily blocking the move, the US government flew more than 200 men that it had accused of gang membership to the “Terrorism Confinement Center”, or Cecot – a draconian mega-prison that has become central to the promise of the Salvadorian president, Nayib Bukele, promise to rid his country of crime. Continue reading...
The US government, under the Trump administration, deported over 200 Venezuelans accused of gang membership to El Salvador's mega-prison, Cecot, despite concerns and a temporary block order. These deportees face uncertain fates and dire conditions in the overcrowded prison system, characterized by inadequate resources, lack of communication with the outside world, and systemic torture, according to experts like political scientist Mneesha Gellman. Their US connections may also make them targets within the prison.
