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A Washington Post report says Secretary of State Marco Rubio struck a secret deal with El Salvador’s president to swap legally protected U.S. informants for access to the CECOT megaprison, enabling the Trump administration to deport hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants there. Sources say Rubio agreed to return nine MS-13 leaders, with Attorney General Pam Bondi ending Justice Department cooperation agreements. One leader, César López Larios, was deported days later. Critics warn the move betrays U.S. law enforcement and could hobble investigations; the State Department praised Trump’s results.

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