Upon arrival, the group was escorted under strict surveillance measures and transferred to the Anti -Terror Detention Center (CECOT).
A strong security operation received 238 members of the Criminal Organization Train de Aragua and 23 of the Mara Salvatruchadeported from the United States to El Salvador under the Law of Foreign Enemies, applied by the President Donald Trump. Upon arrival at the San Oscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport, the group was escorted under strict surveillance measures and transferred to the Anti -Terrorist Detention Center (CECOT).
Images disseminated by the Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukeleand the government press office shows inmates being transported in collective and military vehicles to the maximum security megacárcel.
The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, shared the images and thanked the Salvadoran president. “Thank you for your help and friendship, President Bukele”wrote.
The Salvadoran government has confirmed that the members of the Aragua train will remain in the country for a year, although it has left open the possibility of extending the agreement.
According to an AP Agency report, the United States will pay $ 20,000 per year for each prisoner sent to El Salvador. Bukele has indicated that these funds will help finance the Salvadoran penitentiary system, whose annual cost amounts to 200 million dollars.
How is the Anti -Terrorist Detention Center (CECOT)?
Bukele ordered the construction of the mega-cárcel as part of its campaign against the gangs of El Salvador In March 2022. The prison, which opened a year later in Tecoluca, is about 72 kilometers from the capital and has eight pavilions, with the capacity to house up to 40,000 inmates, where each cell can accommodate between 65 and 70 prisoners.
CECOT prisoners They do not receive visits or have access to the outdoor. In addition, educational programs or workshops are not offered for their social reintegration. Instead, some selected prisoners give motivational talks or participate in exercise routines supervised by the guards.
Source: Ambito
