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Trump floated this week deporting citizens. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-wants-deport-some-us-citizens-el-salvador-2025-04-14/ https://www.reut

• _bin_ 2y ago
  Question, since I can't seem to find the answer anywhere: is he actually discussing deportation or is he effectively talking about using Salvadoran prisons on a contract basis? That's probably not especially humane; then again, neither are existing private prisons. We do have crazy crowding and overflow problems so I can understand the motivation though I doubt El Salvador is providing much in the way of better conditions.
  • mschuster91 2y ago
    El Salvador is chosen because no matter what even the Supreme Court says or should this administration be yeeted out of office, as long as Bukele doesn't say otherwise, there is nothing short of a military invasion that can bring any of these prisoners back. The cruelty is the point.
  • RajT88 2y ago
    On the surface it looks like the latter. But when visas are getting revoked from equating "hey guys, maybe war crimes against Palestinian civilians are bad" with terrorism I do not think we can trust that any legal precedent will be leveraged only for its stated purpose.