Vanessa Cárdenas Reacts to Trump and Bukele Meeting

Access online version of this press release HERE

Washington, DC — The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to the details and implications of today’s White House Oval Office meeting between President Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele:

“What we saw today at the White House should shock every American who cares about our system of checks and balances and the rule of law.

The U.S. Supreme Court has been clear that Mr. Kilmar García should be brought back to his family in Maryland. Yet, today, President Trump said they have no plans to abide by the Court’s ruling and return a man that President Trump’s own Department of Justice acknowledges was mistakenly deported.

Even more disturbing, during today’s meeting, Trump acknowledged his plan to send U.S. citizens to El Salvador’s prisons.

All of this is a reminder why immigration is the tip of the spear for Trump’s larger assault on key pillars of our democracy and why what’s at stake should alarm Americans of all political persuasions.”

Resources

• Read the America’s Voice statement ahead of today’s meeting: “Three Key Questions for President Trump & President Bukele”