Rubio Works To Return Man Deported To El Salvador

The Hill reports:

The Justice Department disclosed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading negotiations for the return of a Venezuelan man sent to a Salvadoran prison.

The disclosure, made in Monday court filings, is no guarantee the Trump administration will secure the return of a man known only in court documents as Cristian, who was deported in spite of court-ordered protections.

“Based on his deep diplomatic experience with El Salvador and the secretary’s familiarity with political and diplomatic sensitivities in that country, he is personally handling the discussions with the government of El Salvador regarding persons subject to the court’s order detained in El Salvador,” the State Department said in a statement included in the filing.

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JUST IN: The Trump administration says Secretary RUBIO is “personally handling” discussions with El Salvador over the return of wrongly deported migrants.

He has a “personal relationship” with Bukele that dates to his time on Foregn Relations Committee. https://t.co/UlKJh4SECF pic.twitter.com/61fR81xcQl

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