Bukele Refuses To Return Wrongly Deported Man

The New York Times reports:

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador rejected any notion that he would return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States, saying it would be akin to smuggling “a terrorist” into the United States. In fact, the Trump administration has said in court that the deportation of Mr. Abrego was an “administrative error.” Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump’s immigration agenda, also scoffed at questions over returning Garcia, arguing that he was now in the custody of Bukele.

This meeting is one of the starkest examples of a foreign leader fawning over and placating to Trump during a visit to the Oval Office. El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has praised Trump’s approach to immigration and the border, which was expected. But Bukele also joined Trump in criticizing politicians who supported allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports. He also joked about how his staff do not include “D.E.I. hires.” Bukele has positioned himself as the MAGA equivalent in Latin America.

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