Trump, Bukele Clash Over Deportation of Maryland Man Amid Legal Controversy
President Trump and El Salvador's Bukele address the complex case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongfully deported and detained in El Salvador.
One might say this leaves Abrego Garcia in a Kafkaesque limbo, but all reports about the Salvadoran prison, the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT), indicate that it’s more of a hell.
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The Trump administration claimed he was a gang member, citing a 2019 finding by an immigration judge that he was affiliated with the MS-13 gang.
Salvadoran president says he won't return Kilmar Abrego Garcia
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The Salvadoran government would first have to agree to hand Garcia over.
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The comments from Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele mark a key turning point in the legal saga over Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who has become a political pawn in the Trump administration’s quest to dramatically expand the power of the presidency over immigration matters as President Donald Trump pursues a deportation campaign.
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The Trump administration argues that he is a gang member, but his family says has no criminal ties and is an “excellent father.”
El Salvador's president claims he can't return Abrego Garcia to US
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More broadly, it indicates the Trump administration’s modus operandi: to move quickly before the courts can react to its transgressions and, when they do, to deflect and defy until the damage done cannot be reversed.
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Mr. Bukele has effectively taken the gangs out of the communities of Salvadorian people and lowered the murder rate in the country.
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Let’s be absolutely clear about what we witnessed today: A foreign dictator stood in the White House and openly suggested that the path to “liberating” 350 million Americans requires imprisoning those deemed problematic — with the obvious implication (given how things have gone so far) being that this should happen without charges, without trials, without due process.
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The Trump administration has framed the decision as a victory that affirmed the president's authority over foreign policy.
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Reasons aside, the administration is ultimately making a shockingly authoritarian argument with few parallels in American history: that it can send anyone, from U.S. soil, to a foreign prison, and no court can ensure the person’s return.
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Bukele is interfering not only in American domestic politics but the American legal and constitutional process.
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In the long run, as at least some members of the court recognize, any judicial ruling short of ordering the Trump administration to secure the return of Abrego Garcia will simply encourage the federal government to deport individuals — noncitizens and citizens alike — and place them in the hands of a foreign power as quickly as possible, putting them out of the supposed reach of the law and the Constitution.
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Bukele is not only the first Latin American president to be received by Trump; he is also the second world leader to arrive at the Oval Office without a tie.
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The Supreme Court ruled that if El Salvador… wanted to return him, we would facilitate it.
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The incident underscores the danger in the Trump administration's arrangement with Bukele.
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Trump administration officials emphasized Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a notorious gang prison in El Salvador, was a citizen of that country and the U.S. has no say in his future.
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Trump’s administration has maintained that Garcia, an El Salvadoran national, should be detained in El Salvador due to his alleged ties to MS-13 and previous deportation orders from 2019.
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The Trump administration struck a $6 million deal with El Salvador to imprison deportees it says are members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and members of the street gang MS-13.
President of El Salvador says he won't return mistakenly deported man to U.S.
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The two leaders signaled a strengthened commitment to the strategic alliance between their respective nations.
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The Trump administration has argued the Supreme Court's ruling said it was the administration's responsibility to facilitate Abrego Garcia's return, but that the government did not have to bring it about.
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President Trump has raised concerns about the legality and morality of the deportations, especially regarding their impact on the human rights of individuals involved.
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While Bukele’s crackdown on gangs has popular support, the country has lived under a state of emergency that suspends some basic rights for three years.
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A key ally in Trump's migrant crackdown is coming for a visit. What might El Salvador's Bukele get?
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Summary
During a White House meeting, President Trump and El Salvador's President Bukele discussed the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man mistakenly sent to El Salvador. Bukele insisted he cannot return Garcia, labeling him a terrorist, while U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi reinforced claims of Garcia's gang affiliation. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return, affirmed by the Supreme Court. Garcia remains in a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, with his family disputing gang ties, escalating tensions surrounding U.S. immigration policy.
Perspectives
President Trump is hosting Nayib Bukele of El Salvador to enhance U.S. migration policies, highlighting the country's role in the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants accused of gang violence.
Bukele's migration agreement with the U.S., including funding for the imprisonment of deportees, positions him as a crucial ally for Trump's administration in addressing immigration issues.
Despite concerns about human rights and judicial processes, Bukele is seen positively by Trump for effectively handling gang-related crime in El Salvador.
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