Welcome to hell.
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, as well as 23 members of MS-13, El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, wrote on X Sunday morning.
They were immediately transferred to the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), with video showing dozens of heavily armed Salvadoran commandos meeting the plane on the tarmac.
Chained migrant suspects were forcibly transferred to armored prison transports by guards.
The prison has become internationally famous for its conditions. Inmates are forced to work while incarcerated. They live in overcrowded cells and rival gang members fight to the death over food and water, according to reports over the years.
Bukele noted that in addition to the alleged Venezuelan gang members, 23 members of MS-13 who are wanted in El Salvador were also transferred to the country — including two ringleaders.
“One of them is a member of the criminal organization’s highest structure,” Bukele wrote.
He added: “This will help us finalize intelligence gathering and go after the last remnants of MS-13, including its former and new members, money, weapons, drugs, hideouts, collaborators, and sponsors.”
Bukele said El Salvador is committed to “advancing in the fight against organized crime. But this time, we are also helping our allies, making our prison system self-sustainable, and obtaining vital intelligence to make our country an even safer place. All in a single action.”
“May God bless El Salvador, and may God bless the United States,” he added.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who brokered a deal for El Salvador to house US migrant criminals, thanked Bukele for his “assistance and friendship.”
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