Rubio and Bukele discuss the return of US-suspect to El Salvador

Rubio and Bukele discuss the return of US-suspect to El Salvador

The upcoming journey of the US Foreign Minister Marco Rubio Aragua gang to El Salvador. This was shared by the special representative of the Foreign Ministry for Latin America, Mauricio Claver-Carone.

deportation of gang members

"We are striving for a new agreement that may comprise the members of the Tren de Aragua who would rather return to Venezuela than to share a cell with the Salvadorian gangs like MS-13. That is part of the discussion, and we want to know how President Bukele can help us," explained Claver Carone on Friday. He praised Bukele's security measures in recent years.

security measures in El Salvador

Since taking office in 2019, Bukele has a comprehensive Security operation in El Salvador started in which tens of thousands of people were arrested in Gangs under suspicion of membership. El Salvador, which once had the highest murder rate outside of war zones, now has fewer murders than the United States, according to the government.

criticism of law enforcement

Legal activists, however, criticize that the Bukele government's approach is too wide-new laws that were introduced as part of the security operation allow the police to arrest citizens without evidence.

new prison for gang members

Last year, El Salvador opened a controversial new high-security prison for alleged gang members, which is known as a terrorist concentration center (CECOT). These developments follow the signing of a enacted of President Donald Trump on January 20, who recommends classifying the tren de Aragua gang as a foreign terrorist organization.

Trump's influence on migration

The decree expressly mentions the tren de aragua and the Salvadorian MS-13-GANG and refers to their "campaigns of violence and terror in the USA and International" as threats to "the stability of international order in the western hemisphere". Rubio will start its Central America trip this weekend and is expected to arrive in San Salvador on Monday.

probability of migration from the Nordic three -country countries

Trump has declared a top priority to combat migration to the United States and enacted a number of instructions to tighten measures, including the Arrangement of thousands of additional troops on the US-South Border. Every year, tens of thousands of migrants from the three Nordic three -countries - Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras - try to travel to the USA. According to the data and border protection data, however, the number of border crossings of people from these three countries has dropped in 2024.

The article was also made up by CNNS Ray Sanchez, Rafael Romo and Jennifer Hansler.