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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — President Donald Trump is hosting Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele astatine the White House connected Monday. The state has recovered itself successful the planetary spotlight aft accepting U.S. migrant deportation flights astatine the halfway of a ineligible and governmental storm.
Since March, El Salvador has accepted more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants accused by U.S. officials of pack enactment and convulsive crimes. Many of them person been placed successful El Salvador's notorious maximum-security situation adjacent San Salvador.
Among those deported is simply a Maryland antheral who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador and has not been returned to the United States contempt tribunal orders to bash so.
Inside deportation efforts see a $6 cardinal woody to bring those alleged pack members to El Salvador's prison. The fig of deportations continues to climb; Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced connected Sunday that 10 further alleged pack members person been sent to El Salvador.
Trump: Nayib Bukele 'has been amazing' to US
Bukele has go a cardinal state successful Trump’s broader deportation strategy.
Trump emphasized the confederation during remarks aboard Air Force One connected Sunday.
"I deliberation he’s done a fantastic job, and he’s taken attraction of problems that we person that we truly wouldn’t beryllium capable to instrumentality attraction of from a outgo standpoint," helium said. "He’s been amazing."
DOJ pushes back on Kilmar Abrego Garcia order
The Department of Justice is pushing backmost connected a Supreme Court ruling ordering the Trump medication to merchandise Abrego Garcia, arguing the courts person nary authorization to unit his return.
As portion of a judge's bid for reports connected Abrego Garcia's status, the State Department wrote successful a filing, "He is live and unafraid successful that facility. He is detained pursuant to the sovereign, home authorization of El Salvador."
However, successful a caller tribunal filing, the DOJ stated the courts cannot archer the Trump medication however to behaviour overseas policy, arguing that due to the fact that Abrego Garcia is successful Salvadoran custody, the courts bash not person the authorization to compel the U.S. to facilitate his release.
The Trump medication has admitted a clerical mistake caused Abrego Garcia to beryllium sent to El Salvador.
Abrego Garcia's lawyers suggested the U.S. nonstop planes and unit to El Salvador to bring him home.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
