CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss faced backlash after pulling a 60 Minutes segment on Trump’s deportations to El Salvador’s mega-prison. Reporter Sharyn Alfonsi and numerous critics argued that the decision undermined journalistic independence.

"60 Minutes" abruptly dropped a segment about Trump deportees sent to a megaprison in El Salvador Sunday — two hours before it was set to air.

For more than five decades, 60 Minutes has covered it all — from headline news to quiet human stories — fit neatly in one hour. Now in the digital age, we have more time and use novel approaches to report the news.

Earlier this month, after President Donald Trump blasted “60 Minutes” for interviewing Marjorie Taylor Greene, correspondents noticed a change behind the scenes.

President Donald Trump administration's use of the Aliens Enemies Act (AEA) to quickly deport alleged Tren de Aragua (TDA) members was challenged in court in March, with plaintiffs arguing that immigrants were being denied their right to due process – or a full court hearing – before being removed from the U.S.

CBS News pulled a "60 Minutes" segment on the Trump administration deporting Venezuelan immigrants to an El Salvador prison, with staffers alleging that the move was a politically motivated appeal to the president.