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Trump’s Wildly Unconstitutional Plot to Banish U.S. Citizens to Gulags

Trump’s Wildly Unconstitutional Plot to Banish U.S. Citizens to Gulags

His plan to send American citizens to foreign prisons is the latest in a long series of affronts to the American constitutional order.

Apr 16, 2025
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by Matt Ford

Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House.
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Among the most disturbing ideas floated by the Trump administration in recent weeks is the possibility that it will send U.S. citizens to be imprisoned by the Salvadoran government. Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s Trump-friendly president, reportedly made the offer in recent weeks. Trump raised the possibility with…

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