Trump proposed foreign detention for homegrown criminals
Trump proposed including homegrown criminals in overseas detention and asked officials to examine the law for moving that group out of the country. [The American Presidency Project]
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Trump proposed including homegrown criminals in overseas detention and asked officials to examine the law for moving that group out of the country. [The American Presidency Project]
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Speaking with Bukele, Trump discussed prisoners accused of serious violence and praised El Salvador’s facilities. He said he did not know the law and that it must be obeyed. This is a proposal for legal review, not proof citizens were deported or imprisoned overseas. [The American Presidency Project]
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The characterization concerns expansion of executive foreign-detention ambitions toward a domestic population while legal authority remained unresolved. This is an editorial characterization, not a claim of historical equivalence or a legal finding. [The American Presidency Project]
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- Government transcript reproduced by university archive · The American Presidency ProjectRemarks Prior to a Meeting With President Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez of El Salvador and an Exchange With Reporters
Detention Facilities in El Salvador/U.S. Prison Population; question about paying for new facilities, Trump answer beginning “Well, we can help,” and subsequent legal-review qualification
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-prior-meeting-with-president-nayib-armando-bukele-ortez-el-salvador-and-exchange
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