Shumita Basu

They did not directly respond to questions about whether these lists would be used for deportations. When the Trump administration deported more than 200 Venezuelan men from the U.S. to El Salvador earlier this month with zero due process, photojournalist Philip Holsinger was on the tarmac in El Salvador when they arrived.

And he documented what they experienced from the time they landed to the time they were thrown into El Salvador's most notorious maximum security prison, known for its harsh conditions. Please be warned, this story involves descriptions of violence. In a photo essay for Time magazine, Holsinger wrote that what he witnessed was a, quote, theater of fear.

And he documented what they experienced from the time they landed to the time they were thrown into El Salvador's most notorious maximum security prison, known for its harsh conditions. Please be warned, this story involves descriptions of violence. In a photo essay for Time magazine, Holsinger wrote that what he witnessed was a, quote, theater of fear.

And he documented what they experienced from the time they landed to the time they were thrown into El Salvador's most notorious maximum security prison, known for its harsh conditions. Please be warned, this story involves descriptions of violence. In a photo essay for Time magazine, Holsinger wrote that what he witnessed was a, quote, theater of fear.

Holsinger describes the men being chained at their ankles and wrists. Many stumbled or fell to the ground as they tried to walk. And as they were falling, they were kicked, slapped or shoved by the guards. They had their heads shaved. One of the migrants sobbed, telling the guards, quote, I'm not a gang member. I'm gay. I'm a barber.

Holsinger describes the men being chained at their ankles and wrists. Many stumbled or fell to the ground as they tried to walk. And as they were falling, they were kicked, slapped or shoved by the guards. They had their heads shaved. One of the migrants sobbed, telling the guards, quote, I'm not a gang member. I'm gay. I'm a barber.

Holsinger describes the men being chained at their ankles and wrists. Many stumbled or fell to the ground as they tried to walk. And as they were falling, they were kicked, slapped or shoved by the guards. They had their heads shaved. One of the migrants sobbed, telling the guards, quote, I'm not a gang member. I'm gay. I'm a barber.

A guard slapped him, he cried out for his mother, and he was slapped again. We caught up with Holsinger to ask about what he saw.

A guard slapped him, he cried out for his mother, and he was slapped again. We caught up with Holsinger to ask about what he saw.

A guard slapped him, he cried out for his mother, and he was slapped again. We caught up with Holsinger to ask about what he saw.

They were transported by bus to SICAT, short for the Center for Terrorist Confinement. It's a remote facility at the foot of a volcano. El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, has praised its harsh conditions, and Trump has promised to pay Bukele $6 million to hold these men there for one year.

They were transported by bus to SICAT, short for the Center for Terrorist Confinement. It's a remote facility at the foot of a volcano. El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, has praised its harsh conditions, and Trump has promised to pay Bukele $6 million to hold these men there for one year.

They were transported by bus to SICAT, short for the Center for Terrorist Confinement. It's a remote facility at the foot of a volcano. El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, has praised its harsh conditions, and Trump has promised to pay Bukele $6 million to hold these men there for one year.

People detained at SICAT cannot make phone calls, have visitors, participate in recreational activities, or receive education, and they're never allowed to go outside.

People detained at SICAT cannot make phone calls, have visitors, participate in recreational activities, or receive education, and they're never allowed to go outside.

People detained at SICAT cannot make phone calls, have visitors, participate in recreational activities, or receive education, and they're never allowed to go outside.

Holsinger told us at some point it struck him many of these people don't even know where they've landed.

Holsinger told us at some point it struck him many of these people don't even know where they've landed.

Holsinger told us at some point it struck him many of these people don't even know where they've landed.

As I mentioned earlier in the week, 238 men in total were sent to El Salvador by President Trump and his administration. They've accused more than half of being part of the Tren de Aragua gang, a group that Trump has called a foreign terrorist group and wartime enemy. The administration has provided little evidence to support those claims. Before we let you go, a few other stories we're following.