According to the balance of that meeting offered by your cabinetthe leader of the Pentagon also celebrated “his commitment to increase the Military capacities To keep cooperating with USA in the priorities of Mutual Defense“
Both, added that note, “they promised to increase and develop the bilateral cooperation”Existing between its armies and Hegseth said he hopes to continue collaborating with El Salvador for the benefit of his countries and Citizens.
“What we are clear (…) is that our relationship with El Salvador is stronger than ever and has only started“, The American representative told Merino At the beginning of the meeting.
Hegseth considered that “the victories“From the Central American country against posters and criminal groups” are a model “for the entire continent and stressed that with their decision to imprison in the country a deported by USA “He has sat a great example of bilateral cooperation.”
The leader of Pentagon He was in Panama three days in early April and on that trip both countries signed a memorandum of security in security that increases the US military presence in El Salvador.
In addition, this week, he was in Washington Salvadoran President, Nayib Bukelewho met in the White House With the president, Donald Trump.
The Republican president thanked Bukele on Monday for cooperating with his immigration plan and even expressed his desire to “step further” and imprison in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) to US citizens who commit crimes.
BUKELE SAYSN’T HAVE THE POWER TO RETURN GARCIA AND TRUMP SAYSN’T HAVE THE POWER TO ASK FOR THE RETURN OF GARCIA.
But Trump Does have the power to ask Bukele to Imprison People and Bukele Does has The Power To Accept. Weird.
pic.twitter.com/czjwm0ynbm– Turnbull (@cTurnBull1968) April 14, 2025
USA It has an agreement with Bukele to send some migrants arrested in the US CECOT.
The Trump administration has defended the expulsions in question by accusing deporte criminal record.