US to pay El Salvador to jail 300 alleged gang members

16/3/2025 6:12

The United States is set to pay El Salvador $6 million to imprison 300 alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang that it deports to the Central American country, for one year, the Associated Press reported on Saturday, citing an internal memo.



"El Salvador confirms it will house these individuals for one (1) year, pending the United States’ decision on their long term disposition," AP quoted a memo from El Salvador's Foreign Ministry as saying.



El Salvador's presidential office told Reuters it only knows what has been made public, while the White House and Venezuela's Information Ministry did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.



U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signaled during a visit last month that the country's government had offered to host "dangerous criminals" deported from the United States in its prisons.