
President Donald Trump said he is seriously considering a plan to deport violent American citizens to prisons in El Salvador, calling the idea "something I would love to do," despite widespread legal and ethical concerns.
On April 14, during a meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele at the White House, Trump praised the country's controversial mega-prison, the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), for its strict and uncompromising approach to crime. Trump said the U.S. would help fund such facilities and hinted at wanting to do more than just support prison construction abroad.