El Salvador President to Visit White House to Discuss Deportation, Prison Plans

Officials said the two leaders will discuss counterterrorism and other policies in light of a Supreme Court decision ordering the return of one deportee.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele smiles during the inauguration of the Key Institute, a private institution of higher education specializing in engineering and science in San Salvador on March 19, 2025. Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP

President Donald Trump is opening the doors of the White House to Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, on April 14 to talk about the use of Bukele’s Terrorism Confinement Center to house illegal immigrants deported from the United States.

“Our nations are working closely together to eradicate terrorist organizations, and build a future of prosperity,” Trump wrote April 12 on his Truth Social platform.