Meanwhile, in Canada...

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Well, that's just embarrassing - a licensee broadcast network running a segment that the licensing network had pulled.

60 Minutes prison segment postponed by CBS briefly viewed in Canada on Global TV

A portion of a postponed 60 Minutes segment critical of the Trump administration's deportation policies was temporarily available to watch Monday through a Canadian network.

CBS News pulled its report on a mega-prison in El Salvador hours before it was set to air on Sunday night, but part of the episode briefly appeared on Global TV’s free website and app on Monday.

Viewers in Canada — or those around the world with a VPN — were able to watch a little more than 13 minutes of the segment online. Some screen-recorded the episode and uploaded versions to YouTube, TikTok and Reddit, where they circulated further.

As for the segment itself:

In a letter obtained by the New York Times, the correspondent who reported the story said the episode didn't air over "political reasons."

"Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices," Alfonsi wrote in the note, according to the Times.

"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."

Global is owned by Corus Entertainment, which has a brand licensing deal to air 60 Minutes in Canada.

CBS changed ownership in August when Skydance Media — run by David Ellison, son of longtime Trump supporter Larry Ellison — acquired Paramount, the broadcast network's parent company.