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US deportations to El Salvador double as Bukele aligns himself with Trump agenda

On Tuesday, official figures obtained by The Associated Press showed the United States deported 5,033 Salvadorans in the first three months of 2026, nearly double the 2,547 recorded during the same period in 2025.
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has positioned himself as a key ally willing to help President Donald Trump accelerate deportations, a central priority for the administration as it tightens enforcement across Latin America.
Recently, Bukele joined a coalition of right-leaning allies in a group Trump dubbed the Shield of the Americas, purportedly aimed at cracking down on criminal groups, though Mexico and Colombia refused to attend.
The sharp increase in deportations "confirms a real hardening of the U.S. immigration system toward the region," said César Ríos of AAMES, as global deportation flights jumped around 61% between 2024 and 2025.
Fearing the decision could affect more than 200,000 Salvadoran migrants, many in the United States are turning their eyes on Supreme Court arguments regarding temporary protections for Haiti and Syria.

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U.S. deportations to El Salvador double as Bukele aligns himself with Trump agenda

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The number of people deported to El Salvador from the U.S. nearly doubled in the first months of 2026, according to official figures, coming as Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has positioned himself as an ally willing to help the Trump administration accelerate deportations, a central priority

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