President Trump said that he would like to deport U.S. citizens to El Salvadorian prisons but “we have to obey the laws.”
The President said this in a visit with El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele. The two leaders got on quite well, don’t you think?
The law is clear. You cannot deport an American citizen from U.S. soil. In rare cases, the U.S. has revoked passports of citizens while they were abroad such as Adam Gadahn, an American who became an al-Qaeda spokesperson, and Edward Snowden, NSA whistleblower, but not Americans who were on home soil.
This sentiment from President Trump is worrying given that legal residents of the U.S. have been denied due process and free speech. If this can be done to residents, can it be done to citizens?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this about the idea: “there are obviously legalities involved.” He continued: “We have a Constitution. But it’s a very generous offer … obviously, the administration will have to make a decision.”
Does he interpret citizenship laws to be at the digression of any one administration? Yikes!
