El Salvador offers to house criminals deported from the U.S. in its jails


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  • Tuesday, 04 Feb 2025

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele at his residence at Lake Coatepeque, El Salvador, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -El Salvador on Monday offered to house in its jails "dangerous criminals" from anywhere in the world deported by the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after lengthy talks with the Central American country's leader.

Rubio, who is on his first oversees tour as the U.S. top diplomat, is seeking support from countries in the region for the Trump administration's attempts to deport large numbers of migrants.

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