Trump Administration on El Salvadoran Citizen Deportation and MS-13

El Salvadoran Citizen's Deportation Status

• 📌 The administration states that Kimar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran citizen, was illegally in the U.S. and ruled by two immigration courts in 2019 as an MS-13 member.
• ⚠️ A district court judge attempted to compel the administration to forcibly retrieve him, but this order was reversed by the Supreme Court.
• ⚖️ The Supreme Court unanimously ruled 9-0 that neither the Secretary of State nor the President can be compelled to forcibly retrieve a citizen of El Salvador from El Salvador.

El Salvador's Role and President Bukele's Stance

• 🌎 The administration emphasizes that handling El Salvadoran citizens is El Salvador's prerogative, not the U.S.'s.
• 🚀 President Bukele stated he would not smuggle a terrorist into the United States, questioning the premise of the question.
• 🔒 Bukele highlighted El Salvador's success in transforming from the "murder capital" to the safest country in the Western Hemisphere, expressing reluctance to reintroduce criminals.

Legal and Foreign Policy Arguments

• 🏛️ The Supreme Court's ruling affirmed that courts cannot compel the foreign policy functions of the United States.
• 🗣️ Officials criticized media outlets for misrepresenting the Supreme Court's decision as a loss, suggesting a desire to have foreign terrorists in the country.
• 🇺🇸 The foreign policy of the United States is conducted by the President, not by a court, as stated by administration officials.
• ✈️ The Supreme Court ruling only stated that if El Salvador chose to return the individual, the U.S. could deport him a second time, but the U.S. does not have the power to return him to the U.S. itself.