El Salvador Accepts U.S. Deportees, Housing Criminals Under Controversial Deal

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has made a controversial offer to the Trump administration, agreeing to accept deportees of any nationality from the U.S., including violent American criminals. This unprecedented agreement, hailed by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as an act of 'extraordinary friendship,' aims to allow El Salvador to house these individuals in its jails, which already have the highest incarceration rate in the world. Bukele confirmed that the arrangement would involve a fee from the U.S. that he described as low for the U.S. but significant for El Salvador. Critics have raised legal and ethical concerns over the implications of outsourcing incarceration to a country known for its harsh prison conditions. The agreement includes the deportation of illegal aliens in the U.S. who are convicted criminals, with specific mention of notorious gangs like MS-13. Bukele's proposal comes amid ongoing discussions about immigration and security between the two nations.