Could US criminals be sent to El Salvador's mega-jail?
El Salvador has offered to take in criminals deported from the US and house them in its mega-jail.
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A look inside an El Salvador mega prison
El Salvador's president is offering to take in deportees and U.S. criminals at its prisons, including American citizens. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano got a rare first-hand look inside one ...CBS News - 5d -
Inside El Salvador's notorious CECOT mega-prison
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Behind El Salvador's prison system that may handle U.S. deported migrants
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