The Trump administration’s decision to relocate immigrants to a maximum security prison in El Salvador is currently being contested in multiple court cases. During a meeting in the Oval Office with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador this week, President Trump expressed forward-thinking intentions.
Trump remarked on addressing domestic criminal issues, stating, “We also have homegrown criminals that push people into subways and attack elderly individuals with baseball bats; these individuals are absolute monsters. I would like to include them in the group of people to remove from the country.”
Trump later clarified that the term “homegrown criminals” referred to U.S. citizens. This approach marks a unique stance as no previous president has proposed similar actions.
The episode explores perspectives, including one from an individual who claims the proposal is severely unconstitutional.
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The episode was produced by Connor Donevan, edited by Courtney Dorning, and overseen by executive producer Sami Yenigun.
