The crown jewel of El Salvador’s aggressive anti-crime strategy is a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education are not allowed.

El Salvador's mega-prison, the centerpiece of its controversial anti-crime strategy, has become the latest holding ground for US deportees. Hundreds of immigrants, alleged by US authorities to be members of Venezuela's notorious Tren de Aragua gang,

The US has flown more than 250 accused migrant gang members to El Salvador — where they will be sent to a notorious mega-prison. The flight included 238 members of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua,