Overview
- President Donald Trump proposed sending repeat U.S.-born offenders to foreign prisons during a House Republican conference in Doral, Florida.
- Trump argued this approach would save taxpayer money by avoiding the high costs of domestic incarceration, including fees paid to private prison companies.
- He claimed that removing violent repeat offenders would significantly reduce crime rates across the country.
- The president stated he would seek approval to implement this plan, likening it to policies reportedly used by other nations such as Venezuela.
- Trump's remarks follow recent efforts to enforce stricter deportation policies for undocumented immigrants with criminal records.