Trump is considering sending U.S. citizens to El Salvador
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What is the controversy around Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation to El Salvador?
But first, President Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele say they will not return a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to a notorious mega prison in El Salvador. Bukele met with Trump in the Oval Office on Monday and addressed the situation directly with reporters.
How can I return him to the United States? Like, I smuggle him into the United States? Of course, I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous.
This comes despite a unanimous Supreme Court order directing the administration to, quote, facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States. He's originally from El Salvador, but he lives in Maryland under legal protected status with his wife and children, who are U.S. citizens. He has no criminal record in the United States or El Salvador. The White House has called his deportation an administrative error, but at least one Trump advisor, Stephen Miller, contradicted that, saying, quote, this was the right person sent to the right place. In court filings, the Trump administration has claimed there's nothing they can do to bring Abrego Garcia home because he's no longer in U.S. custody.
And more recently, it has said the language of the Supreme Court's order only means U.S. officials have to allow him back into the country if El Salvador chooses to release him. Here's Attorney General Pam Bondi speaking to reporters on Monday.
What is President Nayib Bukele's stance on returning Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S.?
That's up to El Salvador if they want to return him. That's not up to us. The Supreme Court ruled, President, that if, as El Salvador wants to return him, this is international matters, foreign affairs, if they wanted to return him, we would facilitate it, meaning provide a plane.
Meanwhile, Abrego Garcia's wife, Jennifer, says their family hasn't heard from him in a month.
The last time I spoke to him was March 15th, when they were about to abort a plane. And since then, I haven't heard from him. He told me to take care of the kids and to be strong.
What legal arguments surround the U.S. government's response to the deportation case?
Lawrence Tribe is a professor emeritus at Harvard Law School. He told NPR the administration's response runs counter to the Supreme Court's ruling.
they've taken the position that even if it's clearly illegal and the government admits it, they say, too bad, too late, oops, the person is gone and we cannot get him back. And all nine justices reject the idea that suddenly the greatest nation on earth is powerless and its courts are powerless just because someone is outside the country. That's not the law of
As Abrego Garcia's case continues to play out, Trump says he is considering expanding his partnership with El Salvador by also sending incarcerated U.S. citizens to El Salvador prisons. He told reporters at the Oval Office yesterday he, quote, loved the idea, which has alarmed civil rights advocates. Trump said he would only use this approach if it's legal.
Is President Trump considering sending U.S. citizens to El Salvador prisons?
But legal experts say it would be flagrantly illegal to deport U.S. citizens under both U.S. and international law. Let's turn to Congress, where at the end of last week, House Republicans passed a budget plan that sets the groundwork for President Trump's legislative agenda. On that agenda are tax cuts and additional new tax breaks, which will cost a lot of money. And analysis shows there really aren't many places to find that money other than by making big cuts to Medicaid. House Speaker Mike Johnson has promised to protect Medicaid, but some Senate Republican lawmakers are eyeing the math and saying they definitely won't support a bill that contains Medicaid benefit cuts.
What budget cuts are House Republicans proposing to support Trump's legislative agenda?
Joseph Walker, a reporter with The Wall Street Journal, says one potential cut that Republicans are considering are what are known as provider taxes. These are taxes that states impose on hospitals, nursing homes, any place that's providing health care.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the controversy around Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation to El Salvador?
0:34–1:54
2
What is President Nayib Bukele's stance on returning Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S.?
1:54–2:32
3
What legal arguments surround the U.S. government's response to the deportation case?
2:32–3:31
4
Is President Trump considering sending U.S. citizens to El Salvador prisons?
3:31–4:18
5
What budget cuts are House Republicans proposing to support Trump's legislative agenda?
4:18–4:50
6
How could eliminating provider taxes affect Medicaid funding and healthcare providers?
4:50–7:01
7
What are the arguments for and against eliminating Medicaid provider taxes?
7:01–13:42
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