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President Trump hosts El Salvador's president amid deportation controversy

President Donald Trump meets with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele as the U.S. faces legal scrutiny over deportations to the Central American country.

President Trump hosts El Salvador's president amid deportation controversy

President Donald Trump meets with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele as the U.S. faces legal scrutiny over deportations to the Central American country.

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President Trump hosts El Salvador's president amid deportation controversy

President Donald Trump meets with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele as the U.S. faces legal scrutiny over deportations to the Central American country.

President Donald Trump is meeting with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele as the White House fights in court to continue deporting people to El Salvador."He's doing a fantastic job and taking care of a lot of problems that we have that we really wouldn't be able to take care of from a cost standpoint," Trump said.The U.S. is paying El Salvador to imprison people accused of belonging to international gangs. The deportations have been subject to a lot of legal scrutiny. The Supreme Court recently lifted a pause on the flights, allowing the president to deport people under the colonial-era Alien Enemies Act as long as they're given due process.That's not what happened to a man from Maryland, whose case is getting particular attention. The Trump administration admits it mistakenly included Kilmar Abrego Garcia on one of those flights. The Supreme Court ruled the government must "facilitate" Abrego Garcia's return, something the president said he'd be happy to do."If the government does take steps to try to facilitate the return. One would think that that could happen, given the fact that El Salvador is only housing this person at the U.S. government's request," said Paul Schiff Berman of The George Washington University Law School.But the Justice Department appears to be dragging its feet in court, ignoring an order to outline steps they're taking to get Abrego Garcia back, only saying they know he's in prison and alive.Nayib Bukele calls himself "the world's coolest dictator." Bukele plays up that he's a millennial leader and populist who shuns ideology. He enjoys broad popularity for a harsh crackdown on El Salvador's gangs, which routinely ranked the country as one of the world's most dangerous. But Bukele has ruled under a years-long state of emergency, during which he suspended democratic freedoms and took power of Congress and the courts.Secretary of State Marco Rubio says another 10 accused gang members were sent to El Salvador on Saturday.

President Donald Trump is meeting with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele as the White House fights in court to continue deporting people to El Salvador.

"He's doing a fantastic job and taking care of a lot of problems that we have that we really wouldn't be able to take care of from a cost standpoint," Trump said.

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The U.S. is paying El Salvador to imprison people accused of belonging to international gangs. The deportations have been subject to a lot of legal scrutiny. The Supreme Court recently lifted a pause on the flights, allowing the president to deport people under the colonial-era Alien Enemies Act as long as they're given due process.

That's not what happened to a man from Maryland, whose case is getting particular attention. The Trump administration admits it mistakenly included Kilmar Abrego Garcia on one of those flights. The Supreme Court ruled the government must "facilitate" Abrego Garcia's return, something the president said he'd be happy to do.

"If the government does take steps to try to facilitate the return. One would think that that could happen, given the fact that El Salvador is only housing this person at the U.S. government's request," said Paul Schiff Berman of The George Washington University Law School.

But the Justice Department appears to be dragging its feet in court, ignoring an order to outline steps they're taking to get Abrego Garcia back, only saying they know he's in prison and alive.

Nayib Bukele calls himself "the world's coolest dictator." Bukele plays up that he's a millennial leader and populist who shuns ideology. He enjoys broad popularity for a harsh crackdown on El Salvador's gangs, which routinely ranked the country as one of the world's most dangerous. But Bukele has ruled under a years-long state of emergency, during which he suspended democratic freedoms and took power of Congress and the courts.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says another 10 accused gang members were sent to El Salvador on Saturday.