White House exploring legality of sending U.S. citizens to foreign prisons
Criminal Justice,US Constitution,Prisoners,The Americas,Donald Trump,El Salvador,Nayib Bukele
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The White House is "looking into" the legality of sending U.S. citizens to prisons in El Salvador, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a briefing Tuesday.
The big picture: President Trump has recently threatened to send Americans to a notorious El Salvador prison where several deported Venezuelans, who are alleged to be members of the MS-13 gang, and one erroneously deported Maryland man are being held.
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