Overview

• President Trump has invited El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele to the White House for an official working visit on April 14, 2025.
• The visit follows the recent deportation of 17 high-profile gang members, including murderers and child rapists, to El Salvador under a $6 million agreement to use the CECOT supermax prison.
• Trump praised Bukele for his leadership in combating organized crime and illegal immigration, calling El Salvador a model for U.S. partnerships.
• DHS Secretary Kristi Noem recently toured the CECOT facility, where Bukele expressed willingness to accept more deported gang members.
• The leaders are expected to discuss additional avenues of cooperation to address illegal immigration and organized crime during the upcoming meeting.