Photos: A look inside the huge prison in El Salvador linked to US deportations
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El Salvador US Noem Prisoners sit in their cell as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
El Salvador Costa Rica Prison Prisoners look out from their cell at the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Friday, April 4, 2025, during a tour by the Costa Rica Justice and Peace minister. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) (Salvador Melendez/AP)
AP Top Photos of the Month March 2025 As prisoners stand looking out from a cell, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
Deportation Battle FILE - In this photo provided by El Salvador's presidential press office, a prison guard transfers deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 16, 2025. (El Salvador presidential press office via AP, File) (Uncredited/AP)
El Salvador US Noem A prisoner with a tattoo with leg irons on stands as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
Deportation Battle FILE - In this photo provided by El Salvador's presidential press office, prison guards transfer deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 16, 2025. (El Salvador presidential press office via AP, File) (Uncredited/AP)
El Salvador Costa Rica Prison Correctional officers stand guard at the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Friday, April 4, 2025, during a tour by Costa Rica Justice and Peace minister. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) (Salvador Melendez/AP)
El Salvador Costa Rica Prison Prisoners sit in their cell as Costa Rica's Justice and Peace minister tours the Terrorist Confinement Center, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) (Salvador Melendez/AP)
El Salvador Costa Rica Prison Costa Rica's Justice and Peace Minister Gerald Campos Valverde, left, tours the armory at the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) (Salvador Melendez/AP)
El Salvador Costa Rica Prison Prisoners look from their cell as the Costa Rica Justice and Peace minister tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) (Salvador Melendez/AP)
El Salvador Costa Rica Prison Prisoners sit in their cell as Costa Rica Justice and Peace minister tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) (Salvador Melendez/AP)
El Salvador Costa Rica Prison Costa Rica's Justice and Peace Minister Gerald Campos Valverde, center left, tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) (Salvador Melendez/AP)
El Salvador Costa Rica Prison A soldier stands guard at the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Friday, April 4, 2025, during a tour by Costa Rica's Justice and Peace minister. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) (Salvador Melendez/AP)
El Salvador Costa Rica Prison Prisoners look out from their cell as the Costa Rica Justice and Peace minister tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) (Salvador Melendez/AP)
El Salvador Costa Rica Prison Costa Rica's Justice and Peace Minister Gerald Campos Valverde, left, tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) (Salvador Melendez/AP)
El Salvador Costa Rica Prison Prisoners look out from their cell as the Costa Rica Justice and Peace minister tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) (Salvador Melendez/AP)
Maryland Deportation Error In this undated photo provided by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, a man identified by Jennifer Vasquez Sura as her husband, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is forced to sit with other prisoners by guards in the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador. (U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland via AP) (Uncredited/AP)
El Salvador US Noem Prisoners look out of their cell as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
El Salvador US Noem As prisoners stand looking out from a cell, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
El Salvador US Noem A prisoner with MS-13 gang tattoos looks out of his cell as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
El Salvador US Noem A prisoner stands shackled against a wall as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
El Salvador US Noem Guards patrol from a prison watchtower as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, left, and Minister of Justice and Public Security Héctor Villatoro, tour the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
El Salvador US Noem A prisoner stands shackled against a wall as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
El Salvador US Noem Prisoners stand looking out from their cell as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks while touring the Terrorist Confinement Center, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
APTOPIX El Salvador US Noem As prisoners stand looking out from a cell, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Alex Brandon/AP)
El Salvador Mega Prison FILE - A mega-prison known as Detention Center Against Terrorism (CECOT) stands in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File) (Salvador Melendez/AP)
