Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Latin Times
Latin Times
Politics
Pedro Camacho

GOP Senators Reject Trump's Idea to Send U.S. Offenders to Foreign Prisons: 'I Can't Imagine You Can Deport a Citizen'

U.S. Capitol (Credit: Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Some Republican senators are rejecting President Donald Trump's proposal to send U.S. citizens convicted of crimes to foreign prisons, arguing it would violate the Constitution and pose serious legal and ethical concerns.

Trump floated the idea in March during an Oval Office appearance with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, suggesting that "homegrown" criminals could be shipped to prisons like El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.