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U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed<\/a> El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to the White House on Monday. Their meeting centered on<\/a> bolstering migration cooperation, with Trump saying that he is open<\/a> to sending U.S. citizens to prisons in El Salvador if they commit violent acts\u2014though immigration experts say<\/a> there is no legal way for the Trump administration to do so. \u201cYou gotta build about five more places,\u201d Trump told Bukele, indicating that El Salvador\u2019s current mega-prison will not be large enough for Trump\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n Last month, Trump invoked<\/a> the wartime 1798 Alien Enemies Act to send hundreds of migrants allegedly part of Venezuela\u2019s Tren de Aragua gang to El Salvador, where they were then placed in the country\u2019s notorious mega-prison<\/a>, the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). Since then, several deportation flights<\/a> have occurred, with the latest carrying 10 alleged gang members<\/a> to CECOT over the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed<\/a> El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to the White House on Monday. Their meeting centered on<\/a> bolstering migration cooperation, with Trump saying that he is open<\/a> to sending U.S. citizens to prisons in El Salvador if they commit violent acts\u2014though immigration experts say<\/a> there is no legal way for the Trump administration to do so. \u201cYou gotta build about five more places,\u201d Trump told Bukele, indicating that El Salvador\u2019s current mega-prison will not be large enough for Trump\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n Last month, Trump invoked<\/a> the wartime 1798 Alien Enemies Act to send hundreds of migrants allegedly part of Venezuela\u2019s Tren de Aragua gang to El Salvador, where they were then placed in the country\u2019s notorious mega-prison<\/a>, the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). Since then, several deportation flights<\/a> have occurred, with the latest carrying 10 alleged gang members<\/a> to CECOT over the weekend.<\/p>\n U.S. District Judge James Boasberg initially ordered the White House to stop these flights, citing lack of transparency concerns. Human Rights Watch has condemned<\/a> the administration\u2019s actions, calling the flights \u201cenforced disappearances and arbitrary detention\u201d to a prison \u201cknown for its abusive conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n When Trump was pressed on Monday about alleged human rights abuses at CECOT, he responded with: \u201cI don\u2019t see it. I don\u2019t see that happening.\u201d The U.S. president remains a close ally and admirer<\/a> of Bukele, saying on Sunday that \u201cI think he\u2019s doing a fantastic job. He\u2019s taking care of a lot of problems that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more in today\u2019s World Brief: Trump Again Floats Deporting U.S. Citizens to El Salvador During Bukele Meeting<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n This post is part of FP\u2019s ongoing coverage of the Trump administration<\/i>. <\/i>Follow along here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n