Meg Anderson

The federal government monitors and inspects its prisons and detention centers. People in custody have the right to pursue legal action if they allege abuse or neglect. And judges can intervene when laws are violated. Legal experts I spoke to said it's extremely hard, if not impossible, to see how any of that could happen once people are in a Salvadoran prison.

The federal government monitors and inspects its prisons and detention centers. People in custody have the right to pursue legal action if they allege abuse or neglect. And judges can intervene when laws are violated. Legal experts I spoke to said it's extremely hard, if not impossible, to see how any of that could happen once people are in a Salvadoran prison.

The federal government monitors and inspects its prisons and detention centers. People in custody have the right to pursue legal action if they allege abuse or neglect. And judges can intervene when laws are violated. Legal experts I spoke to said it's extremely hard, if not impossible, to see how any of that could happen once people are in a Salvadoran prison.

So the Trump administration has clarified that quote, homegrowns in this case means U.S. citizens. And I should note that legal experts say there is absolutely no U.S. law that would give Trump the ability to send U.S. citizens to foreign prisons. But if someone in the U.S.

So the Trump administration has clarified that quote, homegrowns in this case means U.S. citizens. And I should note that legal experts say there is absolutely no U.S. law that would give Trump the ability to send U.S. citizens to foreign prisons. But if someone in the U.S.

So the Trump administration has clarified that quote, homegrowns in this case means U.S. citizens. And I should note that legal experts say there is absolutely no U.S. law that would give Trump the ability to send U.S. citizens to foreign prisons. But if someone in the U.S.

is convicted of a crime, their constitutional rights, like the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment, should, in theory, still apply no matter where they're sent. That's according to Lauren Brooke Eisen. She's the senior director at the Brennan Center for Justice. But she says...

is convicted of a crime, their constitutional rights, like the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment, should, in theory, still apply no matter where they're sent. That's according to Lauren Brooke Eisen. She's the senior director at the Brennan Center for Justice. But she says...

is convicted of a crime, their constitutional rights, like the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment, should, in theory, still apply no matter where they're sent. That's according to Lauren Brooke Eisen. She's the senior director at the Brennan Center for Justice. But she says...

So I reached out to both the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security for this story. In a statement, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the immigrants sent to El Salvador are, quote, terrorists, that they had final deportation orders, and that there was due process. But she did not provide any evidence for those assertions.

So I reached out to both the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security for this story. In a statement, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the immigrants sent to El Salvador are, quote, terrorists, that they had final deportation orders, and that there was due process. But she did not provide any evidence for those assertions.

So I reached out to both the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security for this story. In a statement, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the immigrants sent to El Salvador are, quote, terrorists, that they had final deportation orders, and that there was due process. But she did not provide any evidence for those assertions.

The DOJ, for its part, did not respond to questions about outsourcing U.S. prisoners abroad.

The DOJ, for its part, did not respond to questions about outsourcing U.S. prisoners abroad.

The DOJ, for its part, did not respond to questions about outsourcing U.S. prisoners abroad.

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The grants helped train prison guards, bolstered police alternatives for mental health crises, and trained police to communicate with deaf people. The Justice Department told the Institute those initiatives, quote, no longer effectuate its priorities. Amy Fettig, who leads fair and just prosecution, said the cuts should raise alarms for anyone getting federal money.

The grants helped train prison guards, bolstered police alternatives for mental health crises, and trained police to communicate with deaf people. The Justice Department told the Institute those initiatives, quote, no longer effectuate its priorities. Amy Fettig, who leads fair and just prosecution, said the cuts should raise alarms for anyone getting federal money.