04/15/2025

Trump Wants to Deport Some U.S. Citizens to El Salvador

His proposal has alarmed civil rights advocates

President Donald Trump said on Monday he wants to deport some violent criminals who are U.S. citizens to El Salvador, where they would be incarcerated under an agreement with that country's government.

Trump spoke to journalists at the White House during the state visit of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.

The remarks were one of the clearest signals yet that the U.S. president is serious about deporting naturalized and U.S.-born citizens; the proposal has alarmed civil rights advocates and is viewed by many legal scholars as unconstitutional.

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