'60 Minutes' airing report on Trump deportations that was abruptly pulled in December
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Key Points:
- “60 Minutes” plans to air a previously pulled story about Trump administration deportations to El Salvador’s harsh CECOT prison, after it was removed from the December 21 lineup by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
- Weiss cited the story’s lack of the administration’s viewpoint and previously reported information as reasons for pulling it, while correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi claimed the decision was politically motivated, not editorial.
- The story was later updated to include Trump administration statements but no new interviews, and Alfonsi noted administration officials declined on-camera interviews as a tactic to undermine the report.
- The original version of the story briefly appeared online in Canada before being pulled, allowing viewers to compare it with the revised broadcast version.
- Since Weiss
