CBS Airs Delayed 60 Minutes on Venezuelan Deportees to El Salvador Prison

CBS News announced plans to air a long-delayed segment of its 60 Minutes program on Sunday evening, focusing on the deportation of Venezuelan migrants by the Trump administration to a high-security prison in El Salvador. The report, originally scheduled for broadcast on December 21 but pulled at the last minute, examines the experiences of deportees held at the Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT, one of the country's most notorious facilities.

The segment features correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi interviewing Venezuelan nationals who were transferred from the United States to CECOT last year. According to the program's description, the administration deported hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, a nation with which most had no prior connections, labeling them as terrorists. This action triggered ongoing legal challenges, and the U.S. government has not disclosed the full list of deportees placed in the prison. The interviewees, now released, described severe conditions inside CECOT, including beatings and sexual assaults. One deportee, Luis Munoz Pinto, recounted being detained by U.S. customs officers while awaiting asylum proceedings, despite having no criminal record.