Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced on Monday that his country will accept the deportation of undocumented migrants who commit serious crimes in the United States. Additionally, he extended the offer to house dangerous American criminals serving sentences in Salvadoran prisons.
Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, communicated this decision after a nearly three-hour meeting with Bukele at the Salvadoran president's estate located by Lake Coatepeque. Both parties agreed that El Salvador will accept the deportation of illegal foreigners who have committed crimes in the United States, regardless of their nationality, including gang members such as M-13 or the Tren de Aragua, to be housed in Salvadoran prisons.
The announcement surprised many when Rubio mentioned that Bukele also offered to accept dangerous American criminals who are serving sentences in the United States, whether they are citizens or legal residents. Rubio emphasized that no other nation had made such a friendship proposal before and that he discussed the matter with President Donald Trump, who considered Bukele's offer as an unparalleled gesture of friendship towards the United States.
During the meeting, Bukele had pointed out that they were working on an "unprecedented" migration agreement between the United States and El Salvador. This decision has sparked debate and expectations about the implications it will have for both nations in terms of security and cooperation between authorities.
