"Weiss unexpectedly canceled the broadcast of a report on the deportation of more than 200 Venezuelans by the U.S. government without due process. They were sent directly to the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), Nayib Bukele's brutal maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Weiss pulled the segment after it had been promoted several times by the network itself, and at the last minute just three hours before its scheduled broadcast on Sunday night."
"Sharyn Alfonsi a veteran 60 Minutes correspondent sent an internal note to her newsroom colleagues accusing CBS News of pulling the segment for political reasons. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices, Alfonsi wrote in the message, which also ended up being leaked on social media. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one."
Bari Weiss, newly appointed head of CBS News, canceled a 60 Minutes report three hours before its scheduled broadcast. The report covered the U.S. deportation of more than 200 Venezuelans to the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador and included detailed accounts of alleged abuses and torture. The piece had been promoted by the network and passed internal legal and standards reviews. Weiss said the report lacked sufficient balance. Canadian rights holders aired the full program. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi stated the story was screened five times and cleared, calling the pull a political decision.
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