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US accidentally sent Maryland father to Salvadorian prison, can't get him back

(www.independent.co.uk)
224 points croes | 3 comments | 01 Apr 25 09:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
1. jmpman ◴[01 Apr 25 09:52 UTC] No.43544849[source]▶
If the person was an actual US citizen, they wouldn’t be able to get them back? Now they were able to exchange an arms dealer for a pot smoking basketball player in Russia. Why can’t they do the same in Salvador?
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2. ahoka ◴[01 Apr 25 10:10 UTC] No.43544976[source]▶
A judge granted him a "Withholding of Removal", which should have prevented deportation to El Salvador.
3. tim333 ◴[01 Apr 25 18:33 UTC] No.43550032[source]▶
I'm sure the US could get any of the people sent to El Salvador back if they asked. They are paying El Salvador to take and keep the people after all.