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Behind El Salvador's prison system that may handle U.S. deported migrants
CBS News' Lilia Luciano got a rare look at El Salvador's prison system after President Nayib Bukele offered to house dangerous deported migrants from the U.S. This comes as President Trump ...CBS News - 5d -
Inside El Salvador's prison system with U.S. considering incarcerating deportees there
Last week, El Salvador's president said his country would incarcerate deportees from the United States. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano traveled to El Salvador to see the conditions inside a ...CBS News - 5d -
El Salvador OK'd migrant prison deal as U.S. paved way for nuclear power
The nuclear agreement is a potential national security win for the United States, one expert said.CBS News - Feb. 11 -
A look inside an El Salvador mega prison
El Salvador's president is offering to take in deportees and U.S. criminals at its prisons, including American citizens. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano got a rare first-hand look inside one ...CBS News - 5d -
Inside El Salvador's notorious CECOT mega-prison
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week that President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had agreed to accept deportees from the U.S. convicted of crimes, and also offered to house ...CBS News - 4d -
Deportation Flights Return Migrants From U.S. to Venezuela
The flights, which left Fort Bliss in Texas, represent a significant victory for President Trump, who has vowed to carry out sweeping deportations.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
U.S. Deports Migrants From Asia to Panama
The move could herald a new front in the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations, one that allows for more rapid removal of migrants whose home countries are reluctant to accept them.The New York Times - 5d -
U.S. deporting African, Asian migrants to Panama
The U.S. is deporting unauthorized migrants from Africa and Asia to Panama, a major diplomatic breakthrough for the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts.CBS News - 5d -
U.S. deports nearly 120 Asian migrants of different nationalities to Panama
The United States deported 119 people of different nationalities to Panama as part of a deal between the Trump administration and the Central American nation.NBC News - 4d -
Costa Rica to Receive 200 Deported Migrants From U.S.
Costa Rica is the second Central American nation to accept migrants from distant countries as the Trump administration ramps up deportation flights.The New York Times - 22h -
El Salvador's Congress votes to eliminate public campaign financing
Lawmakers in El Salvador have taken advantage of a newly streamlined constitutional reform process to eliminate public financing of political campaigns, making good on a promise of President Nayib ...ABC News - 5d -
Pope issues major rebuke to Trump administration's mass deportation of migrants in letter to U.S. bishops
Pope issues major rebuke to Trump administration's mass deportation of migrants in letter to U.S. bishopsABC News - Feb. 11 -
Ossoff calls on Trump admin to ‘publicly refuse’ El Salvador’s offer to jail Americans
“Federal law does not allow the deportation of U.S. citizens, and El Salvador’s prisons are internationally notorious for life-threatening and abusive conditions,” the Georgia Democrat wrote.Politico - Feb. 11 -
Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations
Pope Francis has issued a major rebuke to the Trump administration’s mass deportation of migrantsABC News - Feb. 11 -
Indian Migrant Says Deportation Flight Was ‘Torture’
As India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, meets with President Trump, issues around immigration are likely to be a source of tension, including a U.S. military flight that returned shackled ...The New York Times - 5d -
Immigrants facing deportation may have an alternative
Voluntary departure might not just be a benefit to the immigrant; it could help President Trump, too.The Hill - 10h -
Pope Criticizes Trump’s Deportation of Migrants, Calling It a Violation of Dignity
In a letter to American bishops, Francis leveled unusually direct criticism at the administration on an issue he has made central to his papacy.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Under Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan, Some Migrants Are Being Sent to Panama
The administration has asked Panama to take in hundreds of people who can’t easily be sent back to their countries. Many say they are in danger.The New York Times - 4h -
'Tough on crime' policies behind prison crisis, says review
The independent review says successive governments made "knee jerk" decisions to issue longer prison sentences.BBC News - 15h -
U.S. sending nonviolent migrants to Guantanamo, officials say
"Low-risk" migrant detainees who lack serious criminal records or any at all are being sent to Guantanamo Bay as part of President Trump's deportation program, according to U.S. officials and ...CBS News - 6d -
Russia Frees American Prisoner Before Talks With U.S.
The release of Kalob Byers Wayne, who was arrested on drug charges on Feb. 7, came on the eve of talks about the war in Ukraine.The New York Times - 1d -
Guatemala strikes deal with Rubio to accept migrants from other countries deported from the US
Guatemala’s president says his country will accept migrants from other countries being deported from the United StatesABC News - Feb. 5 -
Guatemala gives Rubio a second deportation deal for migrants being sent home from the US
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United StatesABC News - Feb. 5 -
Haitian migrants share harrowing stories of abuse as Dominican Republic ramps up deportations
Dominican officials have been deporting at least 10,000 Haitian immigrants a week under a harsh new policy widely criticized by civil organizationsABC News - Feb. 11 -
Haitian migrants share harrowing stories of abuse as Dominican Republic ramps up deportations
The number of alleged human rights violations is surging as officials ramp up deportations to Haiti, which shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.NBC News - Feb. 11 -
Ahead of Modi’s Visit With Trump, U.S. Deportations to India Creates Uproar
Reports that deported migrants had faced mistreatment stirred an uproar in India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Washington.The New York Times - Feb. 6 -
U.S. border czar shrugs off Pope Francis' condemnation of deportations
President Trump's border czar says Pope Francis should "stick to the Catholic Church," as the pontiff slams U.S. mass deportationsCBS News - Feb. 11 -
Why Deporting Millions of Immigrants Would Shock the U.S. Economy and Raise Prices
The Trump administration is seeking $175 billion for mass deportations, which would be costly for American citizens and businesses.Inc. - 9h -
U.S. sending "low-risk" migrants to Guantanamo, despite vow to send "the worst"
While the Trump administration has highlighted transfers of dangerous criminals to Guantanamo Bay, it is also sending nonviolent, "low-risk" migrants.CBS News - 6d -
Vance in Paris after questioning authority of U.S. judicial system
Vice President Vance landed in Europe on Monday for an artificial intelligence summit after questioning the authority of the U.S. judicial system in a social media post. CBS News White House ...CBS News - Feb. 10 -
U.S. Marines Start to Leave Japan, Decades Behind Schedule
The American base on Okinawa has relocated 105 Marines. But an agreement to move 9,000 in total is colliding with the perceived threat from a rising China.The New York Times - 12h -
U.S. to send cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik to Russia in prisoner swap
The deal will see Alexander Vinnik returned to Russia in a swap for American teacher Marc Fogel.CBS News - 6d -
U.S. man who killed wife on Fiji honeymoon gets life in prison
Bradley Dawson, 40, will have to serve at least 18 years in prison in Fiji before he can be considered for a pardon, a judge said.CBS News - 5d -
Black Hawk crew may not have heard order to go behind plane, officials say
The National Transportation Safety Board gave an update on its investigation into the deadly midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter.CBS News - 4d -
Hochul May Deploy National Guard as Wildcat Strikes Hit 25 N.Y. Prisons
Corrections officers, without their union’s approval, refused to show up for work to protest what they say are hazardous conditions and severe staff shortages.The New York Times - 1h -
Trump Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum May Raise U.S. Manufacturing Costs
Duties of 25 percent on steel and aluminum will flow through to car buyers, beer drinkers, home builders, oil drillers and other users of metal goods.The New York Times - 6d -
Guatemalan president says no timeline on receiving third-country nationals deported from U.S.
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo said his country and the U.S. “don’t have a timeline” on when Guatemala will begin receiving third-country nationals deported from the U.S.NBC News - Feb. 8 -
Back-to-back storm systems bring heavy snow and arctic temperatures to northern U.S.
The first of these upcoming systems will start from the Plains on Monday, with the heaviest snowfall expected to drop a potential 2 to 5 inches across Kansas.NBC News - Feb. 9 -
Rubio says Iran is ‘behind every terrorist group’ as he vows full U.S. support for Netanyahu
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Iran remains the “single greatest source of instability” in the Middle East and threw his full support behind Israeli.NBC News - 2d