There has been dramatic news involving Secretary of State Marco Rubio in just the past few days, as sharp details emerged about a controversial deal struck with the government of El Salvador earlier this year. According to multiple reports, most prominently from The Washington Post, Rubio personally promised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele that the United States would send back several leaders of the MS-Thirteen gang who were in U.S. custody, in exchange for El Salvador allowing the United States to deport hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants to a high-security Salvadoran prison. What made this deal especially sensitive is that some of the MS-Thirteen leaders were informants under U.S. government protection, who had provided information to American law enforcement about alleged ties between Bukele’s government and the gang. Rubio reportedly assured Bukele that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi would terminate Justice Department protection agreements with these informants so they could be deported, a move that U.S. officials and law enforcement specialists described as a betrayal of federal investigative efforts and a risk to the credibility of informant programs. At least one informant, César López Larios, was sent back just two days after the agreement. The others remain in U.S. custody as legal cases continue. For Bukele, obtaining these individuals was viewed as key to preserving his tough-on-crime reputation and hampering ongoing U.S. investigations into possible collusion between his government and MS-Thirteen. The State Department defended the arrangement, saying Rubio’s diplomacy allowed the United States to deport hundreds of gang members and made Americans safer. Critics, however, argue this compromised years of investigative work and raised serious questions about due process for the deported Venezuelans, who were sent to a facility notorious for harsh conditions. The revelations, which only became public in recent days, have triggered fresh debate about the Trump administration’s deportation policies, the ethics of trading protected informants, and the balance between national security and the rule of law. On a separate note, Marco Rubio has also been active on other foreign policy fronts. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, he recently held a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, though the content of that discussion has not been disclosed in detail. Rubio continues to play a leading role in the administration’s aggressive stance toward Venezuela, where he has long advocated for the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro. As Secretary of State and national security adviser, Rubio is said to be executing quickly on policies he promoted for years as a U.S. senator. Thank you for tuning in. For more daily updates, subscribe to quiet please dot ai. This has been a quiet please production.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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