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CECOT Terrorism Confinement Center

CECOT story pulled by Bari Weiss gets viewed anyway thanks to Canadian streaming service

CBS apparently shared a version of 60 Minutes with a Canadian partner before the CECOT story was removed, and clips from it have gone viral.

Andry Hernandez Romero CECOT Terrorism Confinement Center Tecoluca San Vicente El Salvador

All about the infamous CECOT prison — on which CBS's Bari Weiss pulled a story

The Trump administration deported 252 Venezuelan refugees, including gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero, to the prison, where they survived brutal conditions.

andry hernandez romero alongside prison officer guarding gang members in a cell at the Terrorism Confinement Center aka CECOT in Tecoluca San Vicente El Salvador April 2025

Gay asylum seeker Andry Hernández Romero remains in danger, advocates warn

After months in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison, the gay makeup artist has been freed, but not returned to safety.

people holding signs and flags during a protest against the immigration raids conducted by ICE and Federal police in Los Angeles June 9th 2025

LGBTQ+ immigrants face 'most immediate risk' of ICE raids in Los Angeles

Over 1.25 million LGBTQ+ adult immigrants live in the U.S., with an estimated 10 percent living in Los Angeles County.

US rep Ritchie Torres outside of Bellevue Hospital January 2022 Andry Hernandez Romero provided photo

New York’s Ritchie Torres donates to Andry Hernández Romero fund demanding freedom for gay asylum-seeker

The Democratic congressman is using his influence and bank account to call attention to the Venezuelan makeup artist disappeared by Trump to a mega prison in El Salvador.

U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia (left) and Andry Hernández Romero

Coalition of 52 Democrats push for proof of life for deported gay asylum-seeker Andry Hernández Romero

“I think Pride Month is an opportunity to highlight his story even more,” U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia told The Advocate.