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CECOT mega-prison
Coverage of CECOT mega-prison in the Nexus archive.
- US judge tosses case against wrongly deported Salvadorean man Abrego Garcia
A US federal judge dismissed a criminal case against Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ruling the Trump administration's indictment was an abuse of power. Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident married to an American citizen, was among over 200 people deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison under Trump's immigration crackdown.
- Appeals court halts contempt inquiry into removal of Venezuelans to El Salvador
An appeals court has halted a contempt inquiry into Kristi Noem and others for deporting over 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison. The decision pauses legal proceedings related to the deportation action.