Rubio touts Bukele's 'generous' offer to jail U.S. citizens in El Salvador, but experts say it's illegal

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Ossoff calls on Trump admin to ‘publicly refuse’ El Salvador’s offer to jail Americans
“Federal law does not allow the deportation of U.S. citizens, and El Salvador’s prisons are internationally notorious for life-threatening and abusive conditions,” the Georgia Democrat wrote.Politico - 6d -
Inside El Salvador's prison system with U.S. considering incarcerating deportees there
Last week, El Salvador's president said his country would incarcerate deportees from the United States. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano traveled to El Salvador to see the conditions inside a ...CBS News - 4d -
Behind El Salvador's prison system that may handle U.S. deported migrants
CBS News' Lilia Luciano got a rare look at El Salvador's prison system after President Nayib Bukele offered to house dangerous deported migrants from the U.S. This comes as President Trump ...CBS News - 4d -
El Salvador OK'd migrant prison deal as U.S. paved way for nuclear power
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Justice Dept. Accuses New York of Favoring ‘Illegal Aliens’ Over U.S. Citizens
The attorney general sued the state, citing a law allowing New Yorkers to get a driver’s license regardless of legal status. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office made clear that it supported “deporting ...The New York Times - 4d -
A look inside an El Salvador mega prison
El Salvador's president is offering to take in deportees and U.S. criminals at its prisons, including American citizens. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano got a rare first-hand look inside one ...CBS News - 3d -
Inside El Salvador's notorious CECOT mega-prison
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week that President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had agreed to accept deportees from the U.S. convicted of crimes, and also offered to house ...CBS News - 2d -
At least one U.S. citizen released from Belarus, Trump official says
Adam Boehler, the U.S. envoy for hostages, disclosed the release Wednesday.CBS News - 5d -
U.S. citizen, two others released from Belarus, official says
A Trump administration official says three people have been released from detention in Belarus, including one U.S. citizen. This comes as news emerges of President Trump holding a call with Russian ...CBS News - 5d -
El Salvador's Congress votes to eliminate public campaign financing
Lawmakers in El Salvador have taken advantage of a newly streamlined constitutional reform process to eliminate public financing of political campaigns, making good on a promise of President Nayib ...ABC News - 4d
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Trump admin to ask Supreme Court to keep fired government watchdog off the job as case pends
The Trump administration will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that ordered a government ethics watchdog reinstated to his post after he was fired by the president.NBC News - 16h
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