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# Surviving CECOT
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/frontline/extras/surviving-cecot/
- Published: 2025-12-09T22:45:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-27T07:31:57.000Z
- Description: The story of three Venezuelan men branded as gang members and deported to CECOT.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: FRONTLINE, #ZZZ_Show_8d45e56c-70b3-4c33-a2eb-1c2ac36ca879, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_4e4186a7-e5b2-43b3-8653-44ada84a0947, #extra

This short documentary tells the story of three Venezuelan men who were branded by the U.S. government as Tren de Aragua gang members and deported to CECOT, a notorious prison in El Salvador. The film details what the men say they experienced inside — beatings, humiliation and abuse — and explores the lasting trauma of the ordeal on them and their families.