Wrongly deported man not leaving El Salvador prison, Bukele says at Trump meeting
www.usatoday.com
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland sheet metal worker, was wrongfully deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

“How can I return him to the United States? I smuggle him into the United States? Of course I’m not going to do it. The question is preposterous,” Bukele said. “I don’t have the power to return him to the United States. We’re not very fond of releasing terrorists into our country.”

"To liberate 350 million people, you have to imprison some. That’s the way it works,” Bukele told Trump. Abrego Garcia has not been charged with terrorism.

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  • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.worldOP
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    19 hours ago

    Is the rest of the Salvadorian society ok with this?

    If they make too much trouble for Bukele he will just throw them in there too

    Many arrests appear to be based on the appearance or social background of detainees or on anonymous calls, and Salvadoran and international human rights groups have documented detentions of hundreds of people with no connections to gangs. Detainees include union and community leaders as well as environmental human rights defenders.

    I know the guy is incredibly popular there,

    Imprisoning or killing people who disagree with you will make it appear that way