El Salvador has offered to house 'dangerous' American criminals in its jails: US
President Nayib Bukele promises to 'accept and incarcerate violent' illegal immigrants, says State Department
WASHINGTON
El Salvador has offered to house “dangerous” American criminals in its jails, the State Department said Monday.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele met in the capital San Salvador to discuss bilateral relations, including illegal migration.
Multiple agreements were struck to fight the waves of illegal mass migration currently destabilizing the entire region, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement.
Bukele "agreed to take back all Salvadoran MS-13 gang members who are in the United States unlawfully," Bruce said.
He also "promised to accept and incarcerate violent illegal immigrants, including members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, but also criminal illegal migrants from any country," she added.
"And in an extraordinary gesture never before extended by any country, President Bukele offered to house in his jails dangerous American criminals, including U.S. citizens and legal residents."
Last month, US President Donald Trump had a phone call with Bukele to discuss cooperation on stopping illegal immigration and a crackdown on transnational gangs like Tren de Aragua.
