Rubio: We Will Consider Proposal to Accept American Prisoners in El Salvador

Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, described the proposal by Nayib Bukele, the President of El Salvador, to hold a number of American criminals in the country's prisons as "very generous" and stated that the Trump administration should review it. Rubio made these remarks after meeting with Bukele in El Salvador and during a press conference. Bukele also announced in a post on X that he would provide "the possibility of handing over part of the U.S. prison system abroad." Last month, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, suggested that the U.S. pay "very little" to foreign countries for imprisoning individuals who repeatedly commit crimes, describing this action as a way to save costs. In a joint press conference with Rodrigo Chavez, the President of Costa Rica, Marco Rubio called Bukele's proposal "incredible and unprecedented." He emphasized that this proposal should be examined with consideration of legal considerations and the principles of the U.S. Constitution. According to the U.S. Constitution, citizens of this country are entitled to special legal protections and cannot be deprived of citizenship or expelled from the country due to criminal offenses.