“In an act of extraordinary friendship to our country … (El Salvador) has agreed to the most unprecedented and extraordinary migratory agreement anywhere in the world,” Rubio told reporters Monday.
It is unclear whether the US government will take up the offer, however, with questions around the legality of such moves.
Any effort by the Trump administration to deport incarcerated US nationals to another country would face significant legal pushback.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with President Nayib Bukele at his residence at Lake Coatepeque in El Salvador, Monday, February 3, 2025.
The State Department’s travel advisory for El Salvador also warns that those imprisoned in the country face “harsh” prison conditions, without access to due process.
he said at a press conference, referring to both El Salvador and other Central American countries receiving migrants expelled by the US.
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