CBS News released the “60 Minutes” segment “Inside CECOT,” on Sunday ― one month after editor-in-chief Bari Weiss abruptly stopped it from airing. The delayed segment centered on the Trump administration sending Venezuelan migrants to CECOT, the infamous prison in El Salvador known for its cruel conditions. Although Weiss halted it from airing in the states, a 13-minute version was temporarily released in Canada and widely shared online.Weiss’ decision, which made headlines and caused significant backlash, reportedly stemmed from her desire to include an on-camera interview with a member of the Trump administration despite the administration’s refusal to do so. “We need to be able to make every effort to get the principals on the record and on camera,” Weiss reportedly said during an editorial meeting after pulling the package. “To me, our viewers come first, not a listing schedule or anything else, and that is my North Star, and I hope it’s the North Star of every person in this newsroom.”In an internal note at the time, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi described Weiss’ move as “political” because the segment had already met internal reporting standards. “We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver destined to kill the story,” Alfonsi wrote. “If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient.”The Wall Street Journal reported that Weiss, Alfonsi, CBS News President Tom Cibrowski and other “60 Minutes” leaders met in New York “in recent days.” Alfonsi and a film crew also traveled to Washington, D.C., in an attempt to land interviews with Trump officials for the segment. Weiss, who has ties to the current administration, also attempted to lock down an interview with a Trump official but failed, per The Washington Post.In the updated, nearly 17-minute package, Alfonsi noted: “Since November, ’60 Minutes’ has made several attempts to interview key Trump administration officials on camera about our story. They declined our requests.”Because of the delay in airing the episode, the new version also featured information about Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was captured with his wife, Cilia Flores, at home in the middle of the night by U.S. forces.“CBS News leadership has always been committed to airing the 60 MINUTES CECOT piece as soon as it was ready,” a network spokesperson told multiple outlets. “Tonight, viewers get to see it, along with other important stories, all of which speak to CBS News’ independence and the power of our storytelling.”Watch the segment below:Close