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5 min readVenezuelan Gangs Sent to El Salvador's "Superjail"
On a recent episode of Asmongold TV, the host reacted to news that the Trump administration had sent 238 members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. The transfer happened despite a judge's order blocking it, with the administration proceeding anyway. Asmongold's commentary centered on a single, blunt argument: when you have to choose between being tough on crime or soft on crime, the tough approach—even with its inevitable collateral damage—produces better outcomes for the most people.
The Deal and the Destination
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced on social media that the first group of Venezuelan gang members had arrived in his country and been transferred to the Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT. The United States will pay El Salvador "a very low fee" to hold them, Bukele said, while the prisoners will be put to work in workshops and labor programs under what he called "zero idleness." The prison system currently costs $200 million a year, and Bukele's administration aims to make it self-sustainable through inmate labor.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Advertisements and Cold Open** - A series of unrelated commercials (MSC Cruises, Gates Foundation, Meta Glasses) play before the main topic begins.
- 2 (01:30) **The Core Political Argument: Deporting Gang Members** - The host states that Democrats arguing against the removal of Venezuelan gang members are making a losing political argument.
- 3 (02:41) **The Deal: Sending Gang Members to El Salvador** - The host reveals that the U.S. has sent 238 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to El Salvador's mega-prison, CECOT, despite a judge's block.
- 4 (05:06) **Bukele’s Transformation of El Salvador** - The host contrasts El Salvador's current safety with its past reputation as a "PvP server" and a dangerous place, crediting President Bukele with a complete transformation.
- 5 (06:27) **Confronting the Collateral Damage Argument** - The host directly addresses the criticism that innocent people will be swept up in such a crackdown.
- 6 (11:41) **The "Super Jail" (CECOT) and Its Conditions** - The host describes the prison in El Salvador where the gang members are being sent, playing a video tour from CNN.
- 7 (19:58) **Inside the Prison and Inmate Testimony** - The host continues to analyze the prison footage, including an interview with an MS-13 gang leader who confirms the brutal reality of gang life.
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