El Salvador has agreed to import and imprison illegal aliens of any nationality from the United States, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Rubio on Monday announced the deal after a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, saying the deal is “the most unprecedented, extraordinary, extraordinary migratory agreement anywhere in the world.”
“We can send them [the illegals] and he [Bukele] will put them in his jails,” Rubio added. “And he’s also offered to do the same for dangerous criminals currently in custody and serving their sentences in the United States even though they’re US citizens or legal residents.”
.@SecRubio is in El Salvador to discuss the importance of stopping illegal immigration and combating transnational crime organizations like MS-13 and the vicious Tren de Aragua. We look forward to our joint cooperation with the Salvadorean government to promote security,… pic.twitter.com/WCvh08X7e0
— Tammy Bruce (@statedeptspox) February 3, 2025
The only catch is that Bukele intends to charge a “relatively low” fee for the Trump administration to use his prisons.
“The fee would be relatively low for the U.S. but significant for us, making our entire prison system sustainable,” he explained in a tweet.
Look:
We have offered the United States of America the opportunity to outsource part of its prison system.
We are willing to take in only convicted criminals (including convicted U.S. citizens) into our mega-prison (CECOT) in exchange for a fee.
The fee would be relatively low for… pic.twitter.com/HTNwtp35Aq
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) February 4, 2025
The prison he mentioned, the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), is notoriously harsh.
“Overcrowding constitutes a serious threat to prisoners’ health and lives,” a State Department travel advisory for El Salvador notes. “In many facilities, provisions for sanitation, potable water, ventilation, temperature control, and lighting are inadequate or nonexistent.”
Learn more about the prison below:
(Video Credit: CNN)
As for the added idea of also sending U.S. citizens convicted of heinous crimes to El Salvador, President Donald Trump previously expressed interest in exactly that.
“We also have many violent criminals in our country, however, that did not necessarily come here illegally but have been arrested 30 times, 35 times, 41, 42 times … for murder [and] other heinous charges,” he said last week in a speech to House Republicans.
“I don’t want these violent repeat offenders in our country any more than I want illegal aliens from other countries in. This is subject to getting it approved, but if they’ve been arrested many, many times [and] they’re repeat offenders by many numbers, I want them out of our country. I also will be seeking permission to do so. We’re going to get approval, hopefully, to get them the hell out of our country,” he added.
Leftists have of course already begun crying foul over all this.
Roman Palomares, the National President and Chairman of the Board of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), whined to CNN that it was “a sad day for America.”
He added that his group “opposes treating deported non-criminal migrants like cattle who can be shuttled from one country to another without regard to their home of origin.”
Leftist Emerson College professor Mneesha Gellman claimed the deal violates the law.
“It is a bizarre and unprecedented proposal being made potentially between two authoritarian, populist, right-wing leaders seeking a transactional relationship,” she complained to CNN. “It’s not rooted in any sort of legal provision and likely violates a number of international laws relating to the rights of migrants.”
Meanwhile, everyday American citizens celebrated.
Look:
This will make people fear the consequences of crime so much that they won’t commit it in the first place
— Master Chief (@BasedSierra117) February 4, 2025
R*pists and m*rderers should all be afraid. Very afraid. This is your fate and we’ll gladly pay for you to experience it
— Deportations Tracker (@LoveAsWine) February 4, 2025
This is transformative news. The illegal criminal sent here will wish they had self deported. Life changing conditions at the CECOT.
— Alghero Man (@AlgheroMan) February 4, 2025
Finally, real consequences for crime! Sending America’s worst to El Salvador’s CECOT will deter criminals and ease our cities like Chicago & LA. It’s about time we took a hard line on crime.
— Trump Gunner (@KingLagoswa) February 4, 2025
Genius. This should be advertised in the US so all are aware. If you are a criminal, including being illegal (which is a federal crime), this may be your future home.
They’ll be tripping over each other to self-deport.
— Rooster (@MAGAbrains) February 4, 2025
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