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Trump Officials, Bukele Insist They Will Not Return Man Mistakenly Deported to El Salvador

‘No version of this, legally, ever ends up with him living here,’ a White House advisor says.

AP/Alex Brandon
President Trump greets President Bukele as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House, April 14, 2025. AP/Alex Brandon
BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
BRADLEY CORTRIGHT

President Trump and the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, insist they will not return a man the Trump administration admits it mistakenly deported to a mega-prison. 

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BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
BRADLEY CORTRIGHT

Mr. Cortright studied American history at Empire State University.

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