White House and Bukele make clear Abrego Garcia wont be returned to US
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Trump-Bukele Meeting Raises Concerns Over Deportations
Above: U..S President Donald Trump, right, meets with Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president, in the Oval Office of the White House on April 14, 2025. Image copyright: Ken Cedeno/UPI/Contributor/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
The administration cannot force a sovereign nation to return its citizens; it is up to El Salvador if they want to return Abrego Garcia, a member of the MS-13 gang. The issue is a matter of foreign policy, and the U.S. foreign policy is under the president and outside the control of the courts.
Democratic narrative
The Trump administration is deliberately defying the Supreme Court's order and using El Salvador's prisons to circumvent due process. The evidence against Abrego Garcia is nonexistent, and his continued detention represents a constitutional failure that separates an American family.