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The deal runs thus: The U.S. deports criminal illegal aliens to be incarcerated in El Salvador's Terrorism Containment Center megaprison (also known as CECOT)-in this case, gang members from El Salvador's own MS-13 as well as those from the dangerous Venezuelan group Tren de Aragua. In return, the U.S. government pays El Salvador $20,000 a year per inmate to house, feed, and most importantly guard them. This is about half the cost that would be expended were the inmates enrolled in the federal system of penitentiaries here in the U.S., a massive savings for the U.S. government. At the same time, with a GDP per capita of less than $6,000, this far exceeds the costs per prisoner expended by El Salvador's prison system, allowing Bukele to turn a tidy profit on the operation. https://denverguardian.com/bukele-makes-prison-pay/ Accessed: 18 April 2025 at 1848 PST