US EditionCBS Airs Delayed 60 Minutes Report on Migrant Deportations
CBS aired a delayed 60 Minutes report on deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador's CECOT prison; nearly half had no criminal history, Human Rights Watch data shows.
- CBS's 60 Minutes aired an investigation into Trump administration deportations after a month-long delay due to the segment's removal from the lineup.
- Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reported on deportees sent to El Salvador's Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo prison, described as one of the world's harshest facilities.
- Key Trump administration officials declined requests for on-camera interviews regarding the deportations, according to Sharyn Alfonsi.
- The White House stated that 'President Trump is committed to keeping his promises to the American people by removing dangerous criminal and terrorist illegal aliens who pose a threat to the American public.
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60 Minutes airs pulled segment on Trump deportations
On Sunday, 60 Minutes aired a story about Trump administration deportations that was abruptly pulled from the news magazine's lineup a month ago, a move that triggered an internal battle about political pressure that spilled out into the open.
Controversial CECOT Segment Finally Airs on 60 Mins After Delay
The long-delayed CECOT segment finally aired Sunday night on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” weeks after it was abruptly pulled from the broadcast schedule by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. The report focused on migrants deported to El Salvador’s maximum-security prison, Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, known as CECOT. CBS said leadership never abandoned plans to air the CECOT segment. “CBS News leadership has always been committed to airing the 60 MINUT…
60 Minutes airs pulled CECOT segment with few changes
A 60 Minutes segment detailing the Trump administration’s deportations to a notorious maximum security prison in El Salvador aired Sunday evening, capping off weeks of controversy over the report’s delay due to concerns it was missing “context.” CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss initially postponed the report in December 2025, when it was originally scheduled to be aired. She cited complaints that correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi’s segment on the…
CBS airs '60 Minutes' report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month ago
The network announced less than two hours before its broadcast that correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi's report about migrants sent to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison would air, giving no immediate details on how it was changed.
For weeks there was a report about the Cecot deportation prison at CBS News in the poison closet. Now he ran, but not in the original version.
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