El Salvador is believed to host “the world’s worst prison,” a facility where President Donald Trump could potentially send U.S. citizens.
Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT), a maximum-security prison, opened in 2023 during President Nayib Bukele’s administration as part of a crackdown on gang violence.
Situated in Tecoluca, the prison is considered one of the most secure in the world, with a capacity to hold 40,000 inmates. It houses the most dangerous criminals in the country.
The prison is heavily guarded by a security team that keeps watch over the inmates around the clock. With 19 watchtowers around the perimeter, it is surrounded by two concrete walls and two electrified fences for maximum protection.
While the United Nations Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture, represented by Miguel Sarre, once referred to it as a “concrete and steel pit,” it appears that the Trump administration supports CECOT.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed on Monday (February 3) that President Bukele of El Salvador has “agreed to the most unprecedented, extraordinary, migratory agreement anywhere in the world.”
The President of El Salvador expressed his willingness to accept individuals deported from the US, regardless of their nationality.
Rubio clarified, saying, “We can send them and he will put them in his jails.”
He added, “He [Bukele] has also offered to do the same for dangerous criminals currently serving their sentences in the US, even if they are US citizens or legal residents.”
