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Trump Backs Jailing Americans In El Salvador If Has 'Legal Right'

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele hosts US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at his residence at Lake Coatepeque on February 3, 2025 (Credit: AFP)

President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed an offer by El Salvador to take in prisoners -- including US citizens -- despite clear legal problems with such an outsourcing under American law.

"If we had the legal right to do it, I would do it in a heartbeat," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

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