3 hours ago
3
Secretary Rubio
will highlight strict
immigration control
during his meeting with
Costa Rica's President Chaves
on Tuesday, following a distinctive arrangement with El Salvador to receive US
deportees
of all nationalities, including violent American offenders.
Rubio, during his visit to the US embassy in San Jose, met staff amidst significant changes at the US Agency for International Development, creating anxiety and job security concerns amongst employees at both USAID and the State Department.
The senior diplomat expects queries at a press briefing with Chaves regarding the USAID situation and
President Bukele
's proposal to accept all nationalities of migrant deportees from the US, including imprisoned violent American citizens.
"We can send them, and he will put them in his jails," Rubio said Monday of Bukele's offer to accept migrants of all nationalities detained in the US. "And, he's also offered to do the same for dangerous criminals currently in custody and serving their sentences in the United States even though they're U.S. citizens or legal residents."
Bukele confirmed the offer in a post on X, saying El Salvador has "offered the United States of America the opportunity to outsource part of its prison system." He said his country would accept only "convicted criminals" and would charge a fee that "would be relatively low for the U.S. but significant for us, making our entire prison system sustainable."
The State Department characterises El Salvador's prisons as severely overcrowded and hazardous. Their country information webpage indicates numerous facilities lack proper sanitation, drinking water, ventilation, temperature regulation, and adequate lighting.
