The State Department describes El Salvador’s prisons as “harsh and dangerous.” Its country information webpage says, “In many facilities, provisions for sanitation, potable water, ventilation, temperature control,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio approves of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s idea to jail convicted criminals deported from the U.S. in his country’s megaprison. “We have offered the U.S. the opportunity to outsource part of its prison system,

He met with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and senior officials at Bukele's residence on Lake Coatepeque outside the capital for almost three hours, where they agreed to go beyond El Salvador's acceptance of its own deported citizens.

It is unclear whether the Trump administration plans to send incarcerated U.S. citizens to El Salvador. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States is “grateful” for the offer.