Latin Times: Salvadoran Prison Chief Overseeing Trump Deportees Has Been Sanctioned By The U.S. For Negotiating With Gangs: Report

By Demian Bio

https://www.latintimes.com/salvadoran-prison-chief-overseeing-trump-deportees-has-been-sanctioned-us-negotiating-gangs-583691

The Latin Times article reports that Osiris Luna, El Salvador’s prison director, has been sanctioned by the U.S. for allegedly negotiating with gangs. These negotiations purportedly involved reducing homicides and garnering political support for President Nayib Bukele in exchange for better treatment of incarcerated gang leaders. Such treatment included privileges like access to cellphones and other benefits. Luna oversees the country’s prisons, including the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), where hundreds of Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump administration have been detained. The U.S. deported these individuals under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, labeling them as gang members, often based on minimal evidence such as tattoos. Bukele’s administration has also resisted extraditing MS-13 leaders to the U.S., raising speculation about his desire to keep their testimony out of American courts, which could potentially expose secret dealings between his government and gang leaders.