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What we know about CECOT, El Salvador's mega-prison taking Trump's deportees • Apr. 26, 2025, 7:42 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Abrego Garcia's behalf • Apr. 21, 2025, 8:22 PM ET (AP)
US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one man • Apr. 18, 2025, 9:50 PM ET (AP)

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