‘60 Minutes’ is finally airing the shelved ‘Inside CECOT’ segment

Nearly a month after CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss triggered a scandal by shelving a “60 Minutes” story about Venezuelan men deported by the US to a hellish prison in El Salvador, the story is airing on Sunday evening.

‘60 Minutes’ runs the ‘Inside CECOT’ story previously shelved by Bari Weiss

The segment on the El Salvador prison, scheduled to air Dec. 21, made it to air Sunday with additional reporting.

’60 Minutes’ Airs Delayed ‘Inside CECOT’ Story: Trump Officials Still “Declined Our Requests” For Interviews, Correspondent Says

A 60 Minutes segment on CECOT prison, the infamous El Salvadoran facility where the Trump administration sent deportees last year, aired on Sunday, four weeks after it was pulled by CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss for not being ready.

CBS News Ready to Unveil Delayed ’60 Minutes’ Report That Pit Correspondent Against Chief

CBS News is set to air a weeks-delayed '60 Minutes' report by correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi about deported migrants that Bari Weiss ordered held

‘60 Minutes’ Puts Trump Enemy on After CBS Censored Show

The 60 Minutes episode diving into the U.S. strikes on Venezuela came two weeks after CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss stoked a firestorm by abruptly shelving a segment about the deportation of Venezuelan men to the El Salvadoran megaprison known as CECOT.
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