El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has proposed to the U.S. the possibility of housing dangerous American criminals in the country's prisons as part of an extraordinary migratory agreement. This agreement was discussed during a signing ceremony led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who expressed gratitude for the offer. While Bukele's tough anti-crime policies have reduced gang violence, they have raised concerns over human rights abuses. The arrangement would allow the U.S. to outsource its prison system to El Salvador's new mega-prison, CECOT, offering a financial benefit to the Salvadoran government.
"He has offered to house in his jail dangerous American criminals in custody in our country, including those of U.S. citizenship and legal residents," Rubio said.
"We are willing to take in only convicted criminals (including convicted U.S. citizens) into our mega-prison (CECOT) in exchange for a fee," Bukele wrote.
Rubio said that the United States was "incredibly grateful" for the offer and that he had spoken to President Donald Trump about it.
Bukele's hard-line anti-crime policies have greatly reduced the level of gang violence in the country, but they have also come under scrutiny from human rights organizations.
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