There is strict security. Overhead, armed soldiers with hoods stand vigil, always on alert. Any error might have repercussions. Venta remembered the jail director’s terrifying warning:
These are the killers, terrorists, and psychopaths that left our nation in grief. Avoid making eye contact with them. It is possible to turn any utensil into a lethal weapon.
Deported immigrants from the United States are now brought to CECOT, which is more than simply a jail. It is a facility created to tear individuals down. Dangerous gang members are among.
The deportees. On X (previously Twitter), Bukele said that some of the individuals the United States brought over were members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.