The Trump administration has deported hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador under a rarely used wartime law, bypassing normal immigration procedures and possibly defying a federal judge's temporary ban on the move.
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele confirmed the arrival of the deported on Sunday, posting images on X of men in handcuffs being escorted from a plane to buses and a prison.
"Today, the first 238 members of the Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, arrived in our country," Bukele wrote. He also declared that 23 members of the Salvadoran gang MS-13, including two high-ranking leaders, were also sent to El Salvador.
