Trump calls for deporting some citizens to El Salvador, testing US law

15/4/2025 6:49

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wants to deport some violent criminals who are U.S. citizens to El Salvador, where they would be incarcerated under an agreement with that country's government.



Trump spoke to journalists at the White House during the state visit of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.



The remarks were one of the clearest signals yet that the U.S. president is serious about deporting naturalized and U.S.-born citizens, a proposal that has alarmed civil rights advocates and is viewed by many legal scholars as unconstitutional.



Trump said he would only go through with the idea if his administration determined it was legal. It was not clear what level of due process an American would receive before being deported.