Postponed CBS '60 Minutes' Report on Salvadoran Prison for Trump-Era Deportees Streams in Canada
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Summary
A "60 Minutes" report about deportees sent by the Trump administration to a notorious Salvadoran prison called CECOT (Center for the Confinement of Terrorism) was postponed by CBS News in the U.S. but was streamed online in Canada through Global Television Network's app. The segment includes interviews with deportees sent to the prison under Trump's administration, and the postponement occurred under CBS's new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, sparking controversy about editorial decisions and censorship.
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The report, titled 'Inside CECOT,' appeared on a streaming app owned by Canada's Global Television Network.
In the U.S., its broadcast was postponed by CBS under its new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss.
It includes interviews from people who were deported from the U.S. to the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism, or CECOT, under the Trump administration.
Pulled by CBS News, a “60 Minutes” report about deportees sent by the Trump administration to a notorious Salvadoran prison was streamed in Canada.
