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Trump, Bukele Fund $6 M to Double Salvadoran Deportations

5/14/2026

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President Donald Trump and President Nayib Bukele agreed to speed deportations by providing $6 million for transferring criminals.
The United States deported 5,033 Salvadorans in Q1 2026, up from 2,547 in Q1 2025.
César Ríos of the Asociación Agenda Migrante El Salvador said the doubling shows a hardening U.S. immigration stance toward the region.
In March 2025 President Nayib Bukele placed 238 Venezuelan gang-linked deportees in a new mega-prison for gang members.

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President Donald Trump and President Nayib Bukele agreed to speed deportations by providing $6 million for transferring criminals.
The United States deported 5,033 Salvadorans in Q1 2026, up from 2,547 in Q1 2025.
César Ríos of the Asociación Agenda Migrante El Salvador said the doubling shows a hardening U.S. immigration stance toward the region.
In March 2025 President Nayib Bukele placed 238 Venezuelan gang-linked deportees in a new mega-prison for gang members.