Frontline · SEASON 45
The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador
Episode 3 · 2026-04-07
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
An examination of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s deal with President Trump to imprison U.S. deportees, and what each leader stood to gain. FRONTLINE and the Salvadoran news outlet El Faro, now operating in exile, investigate Bukele’s tangled history with the gangs the U.S. says it is fighting.
55 minutes
Season 45 episodes
1. Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy2026-02-03
2. Crisis in Venezuela2026-02-10
3. The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador2026-04-07
4. Caught in the Crackdown2026-04-14
5. The President vs. the Fed2026-05-12
6. The War Cabinet2026-05-26
7. Baby Brokers2026-06-23
8. The Crown Prince & the President2026-06-30
9. Scammed2026-09-29
10. American Voices 20262026-10-13
11. Haiti Deportation Crisis2026-10-20
