Trump Administration Defends Deportation Policy, Considers Expanding to US Citizens
Despite Supreme Court orders, Trump and Bukele refuse to address wrongful deportation case as plans to include violent US citizens in the policy emerge.
- The Trump administration has deported over 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador since 2021, with many detained in a controversial high-security prison.
- Kilmar Ábrego García, erroneously deported and held in El Salvador, remains without recourse as Trump and Bukele reject his return despite a Supreme Court directive.
- President Trump has proposed extending the deportation policy to violent US citizens, raising constitutional concerns among legal experts and rights advocates.
- El Salvador receives $6 million from the US for detaining deportees, with the partnership touted by both governments as a model for regional security.
- Critics highlight the harsh conditions of El Salvador's mega-prison and question the ethical and legal implications of the deportation strategy.
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