Trump Administration Pushes Plan to Deport Migrants to El Salvador Under 'Safe Third Country' Agreement

The proposed deal would designate El Salvador as a safe asylum destination, raising concerns about human rights and gang-related deportations.

The Trump administration is negotiating an agreement to classify El Salvador as a 'Safe Third Country,' allowing the U.S. to deport non-Salvadoran migrants there to seek asylum.
The plan includes deporting suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which Trump has sought to designate as a terrorist organization.
El Salvador, under President Nayib Bukele, has implemented harsh anti-gang policies, but international groups have criticized the country for human rights abuses and extreme prison conditions.
Military flights are now being used to deport migrants, marking a shift from the usual practice of using chartered passenger planes for such operations.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit multiple Latin American countries, including El Salvador, as part of efforts to strengthen regional cooperation on migration issues.