Bukele says he lacks 'power' to return Maryland dad deported to El Salvador
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Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof's capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. You can get in touch with Gabe by emailing g.whisnant@newsweek.com. Find him on Twitter @GabeWhisnant.
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President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele weighed in on the imprisonment in his country of wrongfully deported Maryland resident Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.
During an Oval Office news conference with President Donald Trump and top officials, Bukele was asked if he "planned to return Garcia?"
Bukele replied, "How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous."
Under court orders to facilitate his return, the Trump administration provided an update on the status of Abrego Garcia on Saturday, confirming he's "alive and secure" and is under "sovereign, domestic authority of El Salvador."
This is a developing news story and will be updated as more information is available.
