President Donald Trump's administration will pay El Salvador $6 million to imprison for one year about 300 alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, in one of the first instances of the Central American country taking migrants from the United States.

Bukele’s government has arrested more than 84,000 people, sometimes without due process, since 2022 as part of his crackdown on gang violence in the

The Trump administration will pay El Salvador USD 6 million to confine 300 alleged Tren de Aragua gang members for a year. This follows an agreement between El Salvador and the US concerning housing migrants.

Human rights groups have opposed the plan, citing reports of torture and deaths in custody in El Salvador. Read more at straitstimes.com.

El Salvador's gang truce may have provided a short-term reprieve from violence but ultimately added to the total death toll, researchers say.

The U.S. plans to pay El Salvador $6 million to imprison 300 alleged Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang members deported from the U.S. The move aligns with mass deportation efforts but faces criticism from human rights groups.