President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration is looking at the legality of sending U.S. citizens who are convicted of crimes to prisons in El Salvador or other places. The Trump administration has deported hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador since taking office.

ET A federal appeals court denied the Trump administration’s challenge to a court order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a Salvadoran prison in error. Photo: Win McNamee/