El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) has gained attention after Donald Trump announced that alleged gang members deported from the US would be held there. The maximum-security prison, a key part of President Nayib Bukele’s anti-gang crackdown,

The Trump administration has admitted to mistakenly deporting a father to El Salvador’s infamous mega prison, and claims it is unable to bring him back into the US. Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia was granted protected status by a US immigration judge in 2019 and was living in Maryland.

The Trump administration acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man to a notorious foreign prison—but is arguing against returning him, citing lack of jurisdiction.