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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Oliver O'Connell and Rachel Clun

Trump live updates: President exploring legality of deporting U.S. citizens to Central American prisons

President Donald Trump is exploring the legality of whether he can deport U.S. citizens to prisons in Central American countries, the White House said Tuesday during the press briefing.

“It’s another question that the president has raised,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt said when asked if Trump currently has the authority or would need to amend the law to do so.

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