The new version of the piece, which includes interviews from Venezuelans who had been deported by the Trump administration to the prison, was three minutes longer and included the White House’s reaction, as well as a more critical look at the prisoners themselves. The original piece stated only eight of 252 men deported to CECOT had been convicted of violent crimes in the US, but that stat sounded off to Weiss and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski, said a source with knowledge of the matter. After Weiss made her notes, reporters discovered that one of the detainees interviewed in the report had tattoos of a swastika and the number 666, which is associated with the Aryan Brotherhood — facts that higher-ups felt needed to be addressed in the story.
Author: Alexandra Steigrad
Published at: 2026-01-18 23:49:08
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