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From NBC reporting July 2024: in the 2.5 years since Bukele's 2022 state of emergency declaration, at least 261 people have died in El Salvador prisons.

88 may have been the 'result of a criminal act, but the specific acts were not detailed."

87 attributed to "illness"

14 related to "apparent acts of violence"

72 had "no immediately identifiable cause"

261 deaths associated with prisons during the 2.5 years of Bukele's declared state of emergency, as of July of last year. The declaration remains in effect.

I wonder how many of these men have been getting along. This individual could be flown home today, if Trump wished. He does not wish to do so, because the admission of error could lead to the challenging of other cases of improper incarceration of possibly innocent men. Something Trump must avoid at all costs. I think it's maybe 50/50 this man will be returned, to rightfully receive his due process on U.S. soil.

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