Trump says ‘home-grown’ Americans are next to go to El Salvador, tells Bukele ‘gotta build about five more places’
Immigration,Criminal Justice,Trump Administration,Nayib Bukele,El Salvador,Alien Enemies Act,Civil Rights
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President Trump floated sending American citizens to Salvadoran prisons during a conversation with the Central American country’s leader on Monday — suggesting he build “five more” facilities to make room.
“Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places,” Trump told President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office, prompting laughter from administration officials seated nearby.
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