President Donald Trump is considering the idea of deporting American citizens who are violent criminals in Salvador, the White House press secretary confirmed on Tuesday.
“The president therefore discussed this idea several times publicly. He also discussed it in private,” said the press secretary of the White House, Karoline Leavitt, during her daily briefing.
“They would be odious and violent criminals who have repeatedly violated the laws of our nation, and they are violent recurrences in the American streets.” Said Leavitt.
The press secretary said that the deportations would only be on the front if the law allows, adding that Trump and his administration doubt that it would take a legal examination.
“The president said:” If it’s legal “, right? If there is a legal journey to do so, he is not sure. We do not know if there are any,” she said. “It is an idea that he simply floated and discussed very publicly in the effort of transparency.”
During the weekend, Trump said that he would “love” to send violent American citizens to Salvador after President Nayib Bukele said he would accept them.
“Well, I love it,” Trump told journalists on the Air Force One, according to The Hill. “If we could take some of our 20 swists who push people in the metros and who hit people above their heads and who deliberately make people in cars – if he would take them, I would be honored to give them.”
“I do not know what the law says about it, but I cannot imagine that the law would say something different,” he said. “If they can host these horrible criminals for much less money than it costs us, I am completely for that, but I would only do it according to law.”
“I think if we could ask Salvador or someone to take them, I would be very happy. But I have to see what the law says,” said Trump.
Earlier Tuesday, a supreme divided United States court found that President Donald Trump could use the 18th century war law to expel Venezuelan migrants accused of being gang members to the notorious prison of the Center for Terrorism Confainment in El Salvador, a Trump conclusion called “Big day for justice in America!” In an article on social networks, according to the Associated Press.
But the judges also decided that the people accused of being members of the Gang Tren of Aragua should have the chance to challenge their moves – an observation of their lawyers called an “important victory”.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
