Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.

U.S. sends migrants to harsh El Salvador prison -- 03/24/2025

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Q: The Trump administration transferred hundreds of immigrants to a notorious El Salvador prison even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration. Where is the Central American country of El Salvador?

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