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Yeah, the White House says this is something President Trump keeps bringing up in public and in private meetings. As far back as February, Trump said he would do it in a heartbeat. That's a quote, if a legal way can be found. And then appearing on Monday with El Salvador's leader, the president could be heard on tape predicting this will happen. Homegrowns are next.

Yeah, the White House says this is something President Trump keeps bringing up in public and in private meetings. As far back as February, Trump said he would do it in a heartbeat. That's a quote, if a legal way can be found. And then appearing on Monday with El Salvador's leader, the president could be heard on tape predicting this will happen. Homegrowns are next.

Yeah, the White House says this is something President Trump keeps bringing up in public and in private meetings. As far back as February, Trump said he would do it in a heartbeat. That's a quote, if a legal way can be found. And then appearing on Monday with El Salvador's leader, the president could be heard on tape predicting this will happen. Homegrowns are next.

Homegrowns are next. Trump says they're referring to U.S. citizens. He then suggests El Salvador needs to build more prisons to house Americans. Later in that press conference, the president said he had ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to search for a legal pathway to deport Americans in this fashion.

Homegrowns are next. Trump says they're referring to U.S. citizens. He then suggests El Salvador needs to build more prisons to house Americans. Later in that press conference, the president said he had ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to search for a legal pathway to deport Americans in this fashion.

Homegrowns are next. Trump says they're referring to U.S. citizens. He then suggests El Salvador needs to build more prisons to house Americans. Later in that press conference, the president said he had ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to search for a legal pathway to deport Americans in this fashion.

And also he suggested he's negotiating with other countries, which he didn't name, that might also be willing to imprison Americans overseas. And you've been speaking with legal and constitutional experts. I mean, do they think this is something the U.S.

And also he suggested he's negotiating with other countries, which he didn't name, that might also be willing to imprison Americans overseas. And you've been speaking with legal and constitutional experts. I mean, do they think this is something the U.S.

And also he suggested he's negotiating with other countries, which he didn't name, that might also be willing to imprison Americans overseas. And you've been speaking with legal and constitutional experts. I mean, do they think this is something the U.S.

You know, the Trump administration keeps pushing boundaries. El Salvador is already holding hundreds of people in a maximum security prison, as we've been hearing. They were detained in the U.S. for allegedly lacking legal status or having gang affiliations. But there are big legal questions about that, including yesterday's contempt finding.

You know, the Trump administration keeps pushing boundaries. El Salvador is already holding hundreds of people in a maximum security prison, as we've been hearing. They were detained in the U.S. for allegedly lacking legal status or having gang affiliations. But there are big legal questions about that, including yesterday's contempt finding.

You know, the Trump administration keeps pushing boundaries. El Salvador is already holding hundreds of people in a maximum security prison, as we've been hearing. They were detained in the U.S. for allegedly lacking legal status or having gang affiliations. But there are big legal questions about that, including yesterday's contempt finding.

All the experts I spoke to say taking this next step, deporting American citizens, would cross another line. Lauren Brooke Eisen is with the Brennan Center's Justice Program. That's a progressive think tank at New York University. She said this policy would be illegal and morally wrong.

All the experts I spoke to say taking this next step, deporting American citizens, would cross another line. Lauren Brooke Eisen is with the Brennan Center's Justice Program. That's a progressive think tank at New York University. She said this policy would be illegal and morally wrong.

All the experts I spoke to say taking this next step, deporting American citizens, would cross another line. Lauren Brooke Eisen is with the Brennan Center's Justice Program. That's a progressive think tank at New York University. She said this policy would be illegal and morally wrong.

Now, NPR reached out to three prominent conservative legal scholars and also contacted three leading conservative legal think tanks. All declined to comment on this policy idea or they didn't respond. And we could also find no instances of GOP leaders in the House or Senate commenting publicly on this proposal to deport Americans. We reached out to them for comment and got no response.

Now, NPR reached out to three prominent conservative legal scholars and also contacted three leading conservative legal think tanks. All declined to comment on this policy idea or they didn't respond. And we could also find no instances of GOP leaders in the House or Senate commenting publicly on this proposal to deport Americans. We reached out to them for comment and got no response.

Now, NPR reached out to three prominent conservative legal scholars and also contacted three leading conservative legal think tanks. All declined to comment on this policy idea or they didn't respond. And we could also find no instances of GOP leaders in the House or Senate commenting publicly on this proposal to deport Americans. We reached out to them for comment and got no response.

We don't. President Trump and Attorney General Bondi have said this would only include violent criminals, but we don't have details. One concern raised by David Beer, he's at the Libertarian Cato Institute, is that Trump could move forward with this without offering a lot of clarity, even if courts and judges object.