US to Weigh El Salvador’s Offer to House Criminals of Any Nationality: Rubio

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the offer had been conveyed to President Donald Trump.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Feb. 4, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The United States is considering the president of El Salvador’s offer to house criminals of any nationality in the Central American country’s jails, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Feb. 4.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele recently told U.S. officials his country would accept criminals of any nationality. “We have offered the United States of America the opportunity to outsource part of its prison system,” Bukele said in a post on the social media platform X.