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Trump Considers Deporting Criminals to El Salvador's CECOT Prison

4/10/2025

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President Trump is contemplating a controversial plan to deport violent American criminals to El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison. While White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt acknowledged this idea is being explored, questions loom over its legal viability. The administration's past deportations of alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act have already sparked serious due process debates.

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President Trump is contemplating a controversial plan to deport violent American criminals to El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison. While White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt acknowledged this idea is being explored, questions loom over its legal viability. The administration's past deportations of alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act have already sparked serious due process debates.