A portion of a postponed 60 Minutes segment critical of the Trump administration's deportation policies was temporarily available to watch Monday through a Canadian network. In the 60 Minutes episode, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said the reporting team spoke with some of the men who endured "one of El Salvador's harshest prisons." The segment caused a furor without ever going to air after CBS News pulled the episode from its schedule. WATCH | CBS decision led to an uproar on Sunday: CBS pulls 60 Minutes report on El Salvador's CECOT prison hours before airtime | Duration 4:27 CBS News pulled a 60 Minutes report on El Salvador's CECOT prison just hours before its scheduled Sunday broadcast, saying it would air at a future time. Global is owned by Corus Entertainment, which has a brand licensing deal to air 60 Minutes in Canada.

Source: CBC News December 23, 2025 07:01 UTC