An order to halt the removal of 261 people came too late and had "no legal basis" anyway, the White House says.

President Trump commented on video from Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele, showing hundreds of alleged criminal migrants arriving in Central America after being deported from the U.S.

Human rights advocates warn that the deportees legal rights were violated as they were transferred to the CECOT, a mega-prison established by El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele for his crackdown on gangs in the country. The facility, according to the Associated Press, can hold up to 40,000 inmates; up to 70 people are housed in a single cell.