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ACTION: OUT OF CECOT July 24th, 2025
Join cities nationwide sending a message to the president of El Salvador – Bring back all U.S. migrants illegally detained in the notorious CECOT prison. On July 24th, Nayib Bukele’s birthday, Wallingford Indivisible groups across the country will gather outside Salvadoran Consulates from noon to 1 p.m. Protests will take place outside Salvadoran consulates and embassies in Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Bernardino, Denver, and other cities. Protesters will have the opportunity to write notes, which will be collected and hand-delivered to the consulates. Join us! -
CECOT – What’s the issue with this place?
What is this place?
CECOT (Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo) is a maximum-security prison located in San Salvador, El Salvador. Marketed by the Salvadorean government as a solution to gang violence, CECOT has drawn intense scrutiny for its conditions, lack of due process, and human rights violations.
What is the issue?
The facility currently houses thousands of men, many accused of gang affiliation or criminal activity, without having been formally charged or granted a hearing to determine their guilt or innocence. Detainees are held in complete isolation, under 24/7 surveillance, and reportedly subjected to torture, extreme overcrowding, malnutrition, abuse, and indefinite detention.
US Role and Alleged Abuse of Power
According to a whistleblower, during the Trump administration, the U.S. government used a little-known 18th-century law—the Alien Enemies Act—to deport Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador. This was allegedly done in direct violation of a federal court order, and the decision-makers involved reportedly dismissed legal concerns with the phrase: “F* the courts.”**
This raises urgent questions about:
- The legality of these deportations
- The responsibility of the U.S. for knowingly sending people into a system with no exit
- The complicity in potential human rights abuses
There is now a firsthand account from someone who appears to be the only known individual ever released from CECOT. Their testimony confirms what many fear: that CECOT is, in effect, a life sentence without trial. The Salvadorean government has publicly stated that the only way out of CECOT is “in a coffin”—a claim tragically echoed by this survivor, who described being told upon entry into the facility that this is a place where “those who enter never leave.”
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Legal Filing: 6/10/25
This motion is the U.S. Government’s attempt to put the brakes on a judge’s order that would force them to help Venezuelan detainees file lawsuits or possibly get them back from El Salvador. The government argues that the court overstepped its authority and that enforcing the order could cause serious problems diplomatically and constitutionally.
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Yoderlyn 1/8 Women Sent to CECOT
This woman is one of the eight detained and deported to CECOT on March 15th — a flight that included another woman and a man from Guatemala, all of whom were ultimately rejected by the Salvadoran government. She remains locked up in the Webb County Detention Facility in Laredo, Texas.
Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a Democrat, represents that district. His office needs to hear from us.
Please consider calling his Washington office tomorrow and ask if he is aware of her case — and whether he can provide oversight or assistance.
📞 Call: (202) 224-3121
📍 Ask to be connected to Rep. Henry Cuellar’s office
This woman is one of the eight detained and deported to CECOT on March 15th — a flight that included another woman and a man from Guatemala, all of whom were ultimately rejected by the Salvadoran government. She remains locked up in the Webb County Detention Facility in Laredo, Texas. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a Democrat, represents that district. His office needs to hear from us. Please consider calling his Washington office tomorrow and ask if he is aware of her case — and whether he can provide oversight or assistance. 📞 Call: (202) 224-3121 📍 Ask to be connected to Rep. Henry Cuellar’s officeEsta mujer es una de las ocho personas detenidas y deportadas al CECOT el 15 de marzo — un vuelo que incluyó a otra mujer y a un hombre guatemalteco. Los tres fueron finalmente rechazados por el gobierno de El Salvador. Ella sigue detenida en el Centro de Detención del Condado de Webb en Laredo, Texas. El congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28), un demócrata, representa ese distrito. Su oficina necesita escuchar nuestras voces. Por favor, considera llamar mañana a su oficina en Washington y preguntar si está al tanto de su caso — y si puede ejercer supervisión o brindar ayuda. 📞 Llama al: (202) 224-3121 📍 Pide que te comuniquen con la oficina del congresista Henry Cuellar
