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

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

    Updated on: Feb 05, 2025 9:50 PM IST
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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)expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Feb 05, 2025 9:50 PM

    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)expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Feb 05, 2025 9:50 PM

    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)expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Feb 05, 2025 9:50 PM

    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)expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Feb 05, 2025 9:50 PM

    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)expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Feb 05, 2025 9:50 PM

    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)expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Feb 05, 2025 9:50 PM

    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)expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Feb 05, 2025 9:50 PM

    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)expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Feb 05, 2025 9:50 PM

    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)expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Feb 05, 2025 9:50 PM

    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)expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Feb 05, 2025 9:50 PM

    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)expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Feb 05, 2025 9:50 PM

    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)expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Feb 05, 2025 9:50 PM

    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)expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Feb 05, 2025 9:50 PM

    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)expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Feb 05, 2025 9:50 PM

    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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