SAN SALVADOR: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio mentioned on Monday (Feb 3) that El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele made the extraordinary provide to soak up prisoners with US citizenship despatched from america.
There may be nearly no precedent in modern occasions for a democratic nation to ship its personal residents to overseas jails.
However Rubio mentioned Bukele, who has launched a sweeping crackdown on crime that has gained him reputation at house and hero standing in President Donald Trump’s circles, supplied to do exactly that of their assembly earlier within the day.
“He has supplied to deal with in his jails harmful American criminals in custody in our nation, together with these with US citizenship and authorized residency,” Rubio advised reporters.
“No nation’s ever made a suggestion of friendship reminiscent of this,” Rubio mentioned.
“We’re profoundly grateful. I spoke to President Trump about this earlier right now,” he mentioned.
Rubio appeared to recommend that the jail switch would concentrate on members of Latin American gangs reminiscent of El Salvador’s MS-13 and Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua who’ve acquired US citizenship.
“Any illegal immigrant and unlawful immigrant in United States who’s a harmful prison – MS-13, Tren de Aragua, no matter it might be – he has supplied his jails,” Rubio mentioned.
Trump has sought to crack down on the best to birthright citizenship, which is enshrined within the US Structure.
