Trump, a Republican, took office on Jan. 20 vowing to crack down on illegal immigration and humanitarian programs he says go beyond the intent of U.S. law. The Trump administration has subsequently stepped up deportations, sending migrants in military aircraft to various Latin American countries.

Members of Venezuela’s most feared gang could be deported by the US to prison in El Salvador under a deal sought by President Donald Trump.

The Nayib Bukele administration of El Salvador has signaled to the Trump administration that it is willing to take in deported immigrants from other countries, but it likely has its own incentives to striking a deal,

The administration has already ramped up deportations, using military flights to send migrants to Latin American countries

Such deportations are key for the Trump administration plans as many migrants targeted hail from countries who have shown reluctance to receive them