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El Salvador to House US Deportees and Criminals

CosmicTaco · 2025-02-05T10:01:06.864275+05:30

- El Salvador has agreed to accept deportees and violent criminals from the US, including those of any nationality, under a new deal announced by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. - President Nayib Bukele's administration will house these inmates in the country's overcrowded prisons, which have been criticized for harsh conditions and human rights abuses. - The agreement includes a fee to make El Salvador's prison system sustainable, but the legal feasibility of deporting US citizens remains uncertain. Source: [Reason Magazine](https://reason.com/2025/02/04/el-salvador-offers-to-house-violent-u-s-criminals-and-deportees/), [Pennlive](https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2025/02/el-salvador-offers-to-accept-all-us-deportees-including-americans-rubio-says.html), [Daily Express Us](https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/162611/el-salvador-mega-prison-marco-rubio-deport-Nayib-Bukele), [Kcra](https://www.kcra.com/article/us-el-salvador-deportation-agreement/63663929)

El Salvador has agreed to accept deportees and violent criminals from the US, including those of any nationality, under a new deal announced by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
President Nayib Bukele's administration will house these inmates in the country's overcrowded prisons, which have been criticized for harsh conditions and human rights abuses.
The agreement includes a fee to make El Salvador's prison system sustainable, but the legal feasibility of deporting US citizens remains uncertain.

Source: Reason Magazine, Pennlive, Daily Express Us, Kcra