The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador
In collaboration with the Salvadoran news outlet …
May 5, 2026
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May 5, 2026
The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador
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In collaboration with the Salvadoran news outlet El Faro, FRONTLINE examines the deal between presidents Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele to hold U.S. deportees at CECOT and what each leader stood to gain.
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