Hell on Earth: El Salvador’s mega-jail where Trump could send criminals | Photos

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Inside the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), the mega-jail El Salvador has offered to hold criminals deported from the US, regardless of their nationality

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Inmates remain in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025. (AFP)
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Inmates remain in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025. (AFP)

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Inmates receive medical services at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on January 27, 2025. (AFP)
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Inmates receive medical services at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on January 27, 2025. (AFP)

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Inmates remain in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025. (AFP)
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Inmates remain in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025. (AFP)

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Inmates remain in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025. (AFP)
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Inmates remain in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025. (AFP)

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An inmate remain in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025. (AFP)
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An inmate remain in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025. (AFP)

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Inmates attend a class on social behavior from inside their shared cell during a press tour of the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, in Tecololuca, El Salvador, Oct. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)(AP)
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Inmates attend a class on social behavior from inside their shared cell during a press tour of the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, in Tecololuca, El Salvador, Oct. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)(AP)

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Inmates remain in their cell during a tour in the "Terrorism Confinement Center" (CECOT) complex, which according to El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, is designed to hold 40,000 inmates, in Tecoluca, El Salvador October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo(REUTERS)
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Inmates remain in their cell during a tour in the “Terrorism Confinement Center” (CECOT) complex, which according to El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, is designed to hold 40,000 inmates, in Tecoluca, El Salvador October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo(REUTERS)

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Inmates wait to be attended by health personnel, during a tour in the "Terrorism Confinement Center" (CECOT) complex, which according to El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, is designed to hold 40,000 inmates, in Tecoluca, El Salvador October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo(REUTERS)
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Inmates wait to be attended by health personnel, during a tour in the “Terrorism Confinement Center” (CECOT) complex, which according to El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, is designed to hold 40,000 inmates, in Tecoluca, El Salvador October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo(REUTERS)

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The Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, stands in Tecoluca, El Salvador, late Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)(AP)
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The Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, stands in Tecoluca, El Salvador, late Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)(AP)

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The Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, stands in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)(AP)
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The Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, stands in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)(AP)

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Inmates stand in their cell, during a tour in the "Terrorism Confinement Center" (CECOT) complex, which according to El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, is designed to hold 40,000 inmates, in Tecoluca, El Salvador October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo(REUTERS)
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Inmates stand in their cell, during a tour in the “Terrorism Confinement Center” (CECOT) complex, which according to El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, is designed to hold 40,000 inmates, in Tecoluca, El Salvador October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo(REUTERS)

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Prison guards stand outside holding cells during a media tour of the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)(AP)
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Prison guards stand outside holding cells during a media tour of the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)(AP)

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Inmates take part in a class, during a tour in the "Terrorism Confinement Center" (CECOT) complex, which according to El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, is designed to hold 40,000 inmates, in Tecoluca, El Salvador October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo(REUTERS)
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Inmates take part in a class, during a tour in the “Terrorism Confinement Center” (CECOT) complex, which according to El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, is designed to hold 40,000 inmates, in Tecoluca, El Salvador October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo(REUTERS)

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Inmates take part in a class, during a tour in the "Terrorism Confinement Center" (CECOT) complex, which according to El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, is designed to hold 40,000 inmates, in Tecoluca, El Salvador October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo(REUTERS)
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Inmates take part in a class, during a tour in the “Terrorism Confinement Center” (CECOT) complex, which according to El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, is designed to hold 40,000 inmates, in Tecoluca, El Salvador October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo(REUTERS)

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