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PBS Newshour

Former detainees speak out about abuse in El Salvador prison

Season 2025 Episode 214 | 5m 28s

In July, a three-country deal released 238 Venezuelan migrants the Trump administration had rounded up and sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. Now, some of the freed men are speaking out about the physical and psychological abuse they endured while locked up. Ali Rogin speaks with ProPublica reporter Melissa Sanchez for more.

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