El Salvador’s President Says He ‘Doesn’t Have the Power to Return’ a Deportee

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele made clear on Monday that he has no plans to send Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia back to the U.S.

At a White House meeting with President Donald Trump, Bukele and cabinet members pointed to each other for who could return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. from El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center.

“That’s up to El Salvador if they want to return him. That’s not up to us,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said.