President Donald Trump
thanked El Salvador’s President
Nayib Bukele after a video
showed hundreds of
suspected criminal
migrants being deported from the
U.S. to El Salvador.
Trump praised Bukele
for his cooperation, citing the Alien Enemies
Act of 1798 that allowed for the
deportations, and criticized
Democratic leadership
for allowing such situations.
The 261 deported migrants included 137
under the Alien Enemies Act,
101 Venezuelans
, and 21 MS-13 gang members