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El Salvador's President Defies U.S. Court on Deportations
5/4/2025
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- El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele boldly challenged a U.S. court's order halting deportation flights, declaring the deportees beyond American jurisdiction. Backed by the Trump administration, he argued that federal courts shouldn't interfere in foreign affairs. In a defiant move, Trump ignored a Supreme Court ruling and kept a deported Salvadoran immigrant in custody, asserting his executive powers.
