According to new reporting, Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised to return nine MS-13 gang leaders to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele for access to his country’s notorious mega-prison, CECOT. The deal raised concerns about compromising U.S. law enforcement operations, particularly regarding the reliance on informants.
Given that some of the individuals were confidential informants working on behalf of the U.S. government, Attorney General Pam Bondi was reportedly told to end their agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice.
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According to Salon, at least one of the men had provided the U.S. government with “critical information” about MS-13 activity inside U.S. borders, as well as alleged collusion between the Salvadoran government and the gang.
Critics argue that the arrangement could jeopardize future informant cooperation and weaken investigations into MS-13 activities. Douglas Farah, a national security consultant, stated that the agreement represents a deep betrayal of U.S. law enforcement, whose agents risked their lives to apprehend the gang members.
