Donald Trump Proposes Deporting ‘Homegrown Criminals’ to El Salvador Prisons | US News
Donald Trump has proposed that “homegrown criminals” in the United States might be deported to prisons in El Salvador, stating that the US attorney general is “reviewing the laws at this moment.”
This remark was made during a discussion with the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, at the White House.
The Trump administration has deported hundreds of suspected Venezuelan gang members to CECOT, a high-security prison in El Salvador, beginning in March.
When questioned about the deportations—which were temporarily halted by a US court last month—Mr. Trump responded: “I’d like to take it a step further.”
“We also have homegrown criminals who push people into subway stations and assault elderly women when they’re not paying attention—absolute monsters.”
“I want to include them among those we should get out of the country.”
When a reporter pressed him on the topic, he stated: “They’re as bad as anyone who enters this country. We have our own problems too. I’m fully supportive of it.”
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The US Attorney General, Pam Bondi, who participated in the meeting, mentioned she is “reviewing the laws at present,” as the president remarked, “If we can achieve that, it’s a good outcome. I’m referring to violent individuals, truly dangerous people.”
“We can collaborate with the [president of El Salvador] for less expense while ensuring significant security. He excels at this. We’re also negotiating with others.”
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The Trump administration has continued deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members to the El Salvador prison since mid-March, after the US president enacted the Alien Enemies Act.
This law from 1798 has only been utilized three times prior, during wartime. It empowers the president to detain and deport immigrants legally residing in the US from countries deemed “enemies” of the government.
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Attorneys and immigrant advocacy groups have struggled to reach the men sent to CECOT prison, which has a capacity of 40,000—making it the largest detention facility in Latin America.
A judge had issued a temporary injunction against the deportations on March 17, but this was overturned by the Supreme Court last week.
