Day 15
February 3, 2025
2 documented events
- War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Deportation to Torture
Secret $6 Million Contract to Outsource Detention to El Salvador's CECOT
The Trump administration negotiated a secret agreement with El Salvador's President Bukele to detain US deportees at the CECOT mega-prison (Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo) for $6 million. The deal, finalized during Secretary Rubio's February 2025 visit, created an unprecedented arrangement to outsource US punishment to a foreign facility where HRW documented systematic torture. Over 280 people were transferred under a written agreement that has never been publicly released, with civil society calling for urgent UN action.
From: Secret $6 Million Contract to Outsource Detention to El Salvador's CECOT
- Serious Rights Violation Deportation & Immigration
ACLU files lawsuit
The ACLU, Texas Civil Rights Project, and National Immigrant Justice Center filed suit challenging the asylum ban on behalf of RAICES, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, and Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project.