Would it be legal for Trump to send U.S. citizens to El Salvador's jails?
President Trump says he would deport American criminals to El Salvador "in a heartbeat" if it were legal. An ACLU attorney tells NPR that such an idea "would be blatantly unconstitutional."
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President Trump says he would deport American criminals to El Salvador "in a heartbeat" if it were legal. An ACLU attorney tells NPR that such an idea "would be blatantly unconstitutional."
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