CBS Postpones 60 Minutes Segment on CECOT Prison

CBS News abruptly postponed a 60 Minutes segment on conditions inside El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison just hours before its scheduled broadcast on Sunday evening. The report, titled "Inside CECOT," focused on Venezuelan migrants deported there by the Trump administration earlier this year and was set to air at 7:30 p.m. ET following NFL coverage on CBS.

In a statement posted on the program's X account around 4:30 p.m. ET, 60 Minutes announced, "The broadcast lineup for tonight's edition of 60 Minutes has been updated. Our report Inside CECOT will air in a future broadcast." A CBS News spokesperson confirmed to reporters that the segment required additional reporting before airing.

The piece, produced by Oriana Zill de Granados and reported by correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, featured interviews with released deportees who described enduring brutal and torturous conditions during their detention. According to the segment's description, the Trump administration deported hundreds of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador—a country many had no prior ties to—in March and April 2025, labeling them as suspected terrorists. The U.S. government transported more than 280 young men to the...