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Deportees transferred to El Salvador detention facility

US/El Salvador: Deportees Forcibly Disappeared

March 16, 2026 El Salvador Human Rights Watch
El Salvador is forcibly disappearing and arbitrarily detaining Salvadorans deported from the United States. Venezuelan and Salvadoran nationals deported from the U.S. have been transferred to the Center for Terrorism Confinement (CECOT), a mega-prison where detainees are held without due process or contact with families.