Coverage dated April 13, 2025 to April 14, 2025

'Homegrowns are next': Trump doubles down on sending American 'criminals' to foreign prisons

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President Trump told the Salvadoran president he wanted to send "homegrown criminals" to El Salvador next and encouraged him to build more prisons.

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New York Post
Trump says ‘home-grown’ Americans are next to go to El Salvador, tells Bukele ‘gotta build about five more places’ (opens New York Post)
Published Apr 13, 2025
New York Post's feed description
President Trump floated sending American citizens to Salvadoran prisons during a conversation with the Central American country's leader on Monday -- suggesting he build "five more" facilities to make room.
The New Republic
Trump Says He’s Deporting “Homegrown Criminals” to El Salvador Next (opens The New Republic)
Published Apr 13, 2025
The New Republic's feed description
Donald Trump made an ominous comment to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as he walked into the White House.
The Hill
Trump says he’s open to sending violent criminals who are US citizens to El Salvador prison (opens The Hill)
Published Apr 13, 2025
The Hill's feed description
President Trump on Monday indicated he would be open to sending American citizens who are violent criminals to El Salvador to be held in a notorious prison there.
ABC 11 Raleigh
'Homegrowns are next': Trump doubles down on sending American 'criminals' to foreign prisons (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)
Published Apr 14, 2025
ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description
President Trump told the Salvadoran president he wanted to send "homegrown criminals" to El Salvador next and encouraged him to build more prisons.
The Republic
Trump wants El Salvador to build more prisons to jail Americans (opens The Republic)
Published Apr 14, 2025
The Republic's feed description
By Eric Martin Bloomberg News (TNS) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that he asked his counterpart Nayib Bukele if El Salvador could build more prisons to jail as many American criminals as possible — U.S. citizens included.
Fox News
Trump open to sending violent American criminals to El Salvador prisons (opens Fox News)
Published Apr 14, 2025
Fox News's feed description
President Donald Trump said he was open to sending American "homegrown" criminals to El Salvador prisons in an interview with Fox's Rachel Campos-Duffy.

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