Tons of of Venezuelan gangsters are dealing with a destiny worse than demise in one of many world’s most infamous prisons.
300 members of the Venezuelan transnational gang, Tren de Aragua, can be deported from the US to El Salvador as a part of a $6 million settlement between the 2 nations.
“The Republic of El Salvador confirms it can home these people for one (1) yr, pending the US’ resolution on their long run disposition,” wrote El Salvador’s Ministry of International Affairs, in line with a memo obtained by the Associated Press.
These violent gangsters will now be transferred to El Salvador’s mega-prison, Terrorism Confinement Middle (CECOT), which homes 40,000 inmates in a number of the most brutal situations on the earth.
The jail homes El Salvador’s most harmful gang members, lots of whom belong to the MS-13 and Barrio 18.
Inmates endure excessive confinement, spending 23.5 hours per day in overcrowded cells with minimal sanitation services.
There are not any rehabilitation applications, no household visits, and no exterior communication.
The deal between the 2 nations was struck final month by Secretary of State Marco Rubio throughout a visit to the Central American nation.
“We will ship them and he’ll put them in his jails,” Rubio stated on the time.
“And, he’s additionally supplied to do the identical for harmful criminals at present in custody and serving their sentences in the US regardless that they’re U.S. residents or authorized residents.”
Bukele confirmed the deal on his X account and stated that the U.S. can be charged a “comparatively low” payment.
“We now have supplied the US of America the chance to outsource a part of its jail system,” Bukele wrote on the time.
“We’re prepared to soak up solely convicted criminals (together with convicted U.S. residents) into our mega-prison (CECOT) in alternate for a payment.”
“The payment can be comparatively low for the U.S. however important for us, making our whole jail system sustainable.”
We now have supplied the US of America the chance to outsource a part of its jail system.
We’re prepared to soak up solely convicted criminals (together with convicted U.S. residents) into our mega-prison (CECOT) in alternate for a payment.
The payment can be comparatively low for… pic.twitter.com/HTNwtp35Aq
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) February 4, 2025
