Rubio says El Salvador's president has offered to jail American criminals
SUMMARY
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has offered to house dangerous alien criminals from the U.S. in Salvadoran prisons and accept deportees of any nationality, including members of international gangs like MS-13 and Tren de Aragua. This unprecedented offer, described by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as "an act of extraordinary friendship," is part of a broader push by President Trump’s administration for large-scale deportations of violent illegal aliens. Bukele's proposal includes accepting criminal deportees from all countries, with the added offer of housing convicted U.S. criminals in El Salvador’s mega-prison, CECOT, for a fee. Rubio praised the offer as a unique and historic agreement, highlighting that no other country has extended such a proposal. The deal also includes a provision for the U.S. to pay a relatively low fee to El Salvador, which would help sustain the country’s prison system.
