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Trump administration's $4.7M contract for El Salvador prison revealed
- The Trump administration signed a $4.8 million deal with El Salvador to imprison 238 migrants shortly after a D.C. federal judge blocked expedited deportations in March.
- President Donald Trump declared members of the Tren de Aragua gang as 'alien enemies,' allowing fast-track deportations under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
- The contract included specific guidelines outlining how the funds could be used and prohibited certain expenditures.
- Trump thanked President Bukele for his support in combating illegal immigration and for utilizing the prison for accused gang members.
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US paid El Salvador $4.76 million to detain up to 300 migrants in mega-prison
Minister of Justice and Public Security Héctor Villatoro, right, accompanies Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, center, during a tour of the Terrorist Confinement Center on March 26, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The Trump administration paid El Salvador $4.76 million to detain up to 300 immigrant men for up to a year at a notorious mega-prison and barred the funds from …
US Offered El Salvador $4.7M to Take Venezuelans In
The White House offered El Salvador $4.7 million earlier this year to detain deported Venezuelan migrants, but stipulated that the funds could not be used in ways that conflicted with President Donald Trump's policies on immigration, diversity, or abortion.
Trump Administration Signed $4.8 million CECOT Deal With El Salvador After Judge Halted Deportations
The Trump administration struck a $4.8 million deal with El Salvador to imprison 238 migrants just days after D.C.’s chief federal judge had barred it from expediting their deportations in March — and just as the government mulled how to invoke a “state secrets privilege” to keep details out of the public’s view.The four-page “grant agreement” was revealed as part of an ongoing lawsuit in which human rights groups are trying to block the State D…
US-El Salvador Prison Agreement Included Anti-DEI, Asylum Terms
The Trump administration offered $4.7 million to El Salvador to imprison deported Venezuelan migrants earlier this year, but restricted the money from being used in ways that conflict with President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration, diversity and abortion, according to a newly disclosed copy of the March agreement.
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