According to Reuters, this proposal quickly causes fierce controversy among legal experts and civil rights to protect civil rights, when considered to be violations of laws and American constitutions.
Speaking during President Elvador Nayib Bukele's visit, Mr. Trump stated the desire to "eliminate from the country of domestic crimes", whom he called "monsters" because of violent acts such as pushing people down the train tracks or attacking the elderly with baseball sticks. However, he also admitted: "We must comply with the law and will need to consider the law in this case."
According to the current law, the US government has no right to expel its citizens for any reason. Very rare cases related to naturalized citizens only occur when they were discovered in time for naturalization, or committing terrorist or treason.
Professor Erin Corcoran from the University of Notre Dame, an expert on immigration law, affirmed: "There is no provision in the US law that allows the government to expel citizens."
Mr. Trump confirmed that he would only pursue this idea if it was determined to be legal. However, it is unclear what the trial process and the level of legal protection will be applied to a citizen before being expelled to another country like El Salvador.
Last week, Mr. Trump once said that he "loved" the idea of bringing American prisoners to El Salvador, after President Bukele announced that the country was ready to accept those prisoners. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt then confirmed this proposal is being considered and said that Mr. Trump has just "given ideas".
Previously, the Trump administration had sent hundreds of suspected migrants who were connected to the solid prison in El Salvador, called the terrorist detention center. This is based on controversial legal bases and the United States spent $ 6 million to support El Salvador to detain these people.
Although it is only a proposal, the idea of deporting American citizens to other countries is raising many deep concerns about the legality.
