Trump Proposes Sending U.S. Citizens to El Salvador Prisons, Illegal Under U.S. Law, Discussed by Bukele

Legal experts have raised concerns regarding former President Donald Trump's proposal to send U.S. citizens to prisons in El Salvador, stating that such actions would violate both U.S. and international law. Trump suggested that he would be open to deporting American citizens to El Salvador if they are deemed criminals, a notion that has been previously discussed by El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele. However, experts emphasize that the U.S. cannot legally exile its own citizens without their consent, labeling the proposal unconstitutional. The discussions have prompted warnings about potential authoritarian overreach and violations of due process, as legal analysts assert that the deportation of U.S. citizens to foreign prisons is fundamentally illegal under constitutional law.