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President of El Salvador says he won't return mistakenly deported man to US

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President Nayib Bukele made the comments shortly after White House adviser Stephen Miller defended the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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  1. The Guardian

    Supreme court orders US to help return man wrongly deported to El Salvador (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Justices uphold judge’s order and say Trump officials must ‘facilitate’ return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to United States

  2. UPI

    Trump admin reveals status of erroneously deported man as Bukele visits White House (opens UPI)

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    Attorneys for a Maryland man erroneously deported to El Salvador are calling for his return to the United States , as El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is set to visit the White House.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Nayib Bukele declines to return mistakenly deported Maryland man (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said he wouldn't return a deported Maryland man back to the United States during an Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump.

  4. NBC Chicago

    President of El Salvador says he won't return mistakenly deported man to US (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    President Nayib Bukele made the comments shortly after White House adviser Stephen Miller defended the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

  5. Foreign Policy

    Trump Again Floats Deporting U.S. Citizens to El Salvador During Bukele Meeting (opens Foreign Policy)

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    Foreign Policy's feed description

    The two leaders also sidestepped questions concerning the return of Maryland resident Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States.

  6. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    El Salvador's president says he won't return mistakenly deported man to US (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    President Donald Trump hosted Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, at the White House on Monday. Follow along for live updates.

  7. NBC News

    President of El Salvador says he won't return mistakenly deported man to U.S. (opens NBC News)

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    El Salvador President Nayib Bukele told reporters he would not return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man DOJ said it mistakenly deported to his country.

  8. KOB 4

    The Latest: Both the US and El Salvador refuse to return wrongly deported man to the US (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    President Donald Trump’s top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they had no basis for the small Central American nation to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month.

  9. Truthout

    “Obviously a Lie”: El Salvador’s Bukele Claims He Can’t Return Abrego García (opens Truthout)

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    El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, sitting next to Donald Trump, said he is powerless to return the Maryland man.

  10. New York Post

    Trump, El Salvador president say deported Maryland man can’t be brought back to US despite Supreme Court ruling: ‘Question is preposterous’ (opens New York Post)

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    El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele claimed that he doesn't have the power to return a Maryland man deported to his country despite a Supreme Court ruling directing the US to take "steps to facilitate" his return.

  11. The Daily Signal

    Salvadoran President Won’t Send Deported Illegal Alien Back to US (opens The Daily Signal)

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    El Salvador's president will not release and return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien deported from the U.S. to El Salvador.

  12. Latin Times

    Salvadoran President Bukele Says He Doesn't Have The Power To Return Man Erroneously Deported to His Country (opens Latin Times)

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    Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele told reporters that he has no intention nor the authority to return the Maryland man wrongfully deported by U.S. authorities to his country last month.

  13. The Republic

    El Salvador President Bukele says he won't be releasing a Maryland man back to the US (opens The Republic)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ‘s top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they have no basis for the small Central American nation to return a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month.

  14. Legal Insurrection

    El Salvador President Says He Won't Return Man Deported to His Country (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    "How can I smuggle a terrorist with the United States? I don't have the power to return him to the United States."

  15. Delaware Public Media

    El Salvador's Bukele says 'preposterous' to suggest he return Abrego Garcia to U.S. (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and several top Trump administration officials dismissed questions about the fate of a Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador.

  16. Los Angeles Times

    Salvadoran president says he won't return man deported by mistake (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said he would not return to the U.S. a man who was wrongly deported by the Trump administration, despite a Supreme Court ruling saying the U.S. should facilitate his return.

  17. The Hill

    Trump, Bukele say they won’t return mistakenly deported man to US (opens The Hill)

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    El Salvador's Nayib Bukele said he has no plans to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man wrongfully deported to a prison in his country, telling reporters, “Of course I’m not going to do it.”

  18. UPI

    Trump administration reveals status of erroneously deported man (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Attorneys for a Maryland man erroneously deported to El Salvador are calling for his return to the United States , as El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is set to visit the White House.

  19. Deutsche Welle

    El Salvador's Bukele rules out returning US deportee – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said he would not return the man who was deported from the US on an administrative error during a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office to discuss their partnership.

  20. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    El Salvador won’t return man wrongly deported by U.S. | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    WASHINGTON >> El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said today he had no plans to return a man mistakenly deported from the United States as he met with President Donald Trump at the White House.

  21. Latin Times

    State Department Finally Shares Status of Man Erroneously Deported to El Salvador, Shows No Willingness to Return Him to U.S. (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    The U.S. State Department has confirmed that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, is alive and currently being held at the CECOT mega-prison

  22. The Guardian

    El Salvador president refuses to order return of wrongly deported US man (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Trump officials claim they’re not legally bound to bring Kilmar Abrego García back despite supreme court ruling

  23. The New Republic

    El Salvador’s President Makes Sick Argument on Wrongly Deported Man (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Nayib Bukele used his press conference with Donald Trump to clarify his disturbing stance on Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

  24. Blaze Media

    President Bukele tells reporters why he won't return El Salvador citizen: 'The question is preposterous' (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    'How can I return him to the United States?'

  25. The World from PRX

    El Salvador president Bukele meets President Trump on deportations (opens The World from PRX)

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    The World from PRX's feed description

    El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele was in the White House on Monday to meet with President Donald Trump. The focus of the meeting was the deportation of hundreds of migrants that the Trump administration accuses of being criminals.

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