Staff Reports
In an era where too many world leaders bend to the whims of global opinion and activist judges, it’s refreshing to see President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador and President Donald Trump put the safety of their citizens first. Their recent White House meeting, centered on the controversial deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, showcased a rare commitment to national sovereignty and common sense. While critics wring their hands over supposed “administrative errors” and court orders, Bukele made it clear: he will not return a man the U.S. mistakenly deported, especially one accused of MS-13 gang ties. As Bukele bluntly put it, sending him back would be like “smuggling a terrorist into the United States”—a statement that should resonate with any leader who values the security of their people.
The left and their media allies have tried to spin Garcia’s deportation as a miscarriage of justice, pointing to a 2019 court order that should have protected him from removal due to alleged risks of gang retaliation in El Salvador. But let’s not lose sight of the facts: Garcia is not a U.S. citizen, and his presence in the country was never a right, but a privilege. The Trump administration, backed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, has made it clear that the U.S. is under no obligation to retrieve foreign nationals with criminal backgrounds, especially when their continued presence poses a threat to American communities. The DOJ’s admission of an “administrative error” is not a license to undermine the rule of law or the President’s authority over foreign policy.
Bukele’s no-nonsense approach to crime has transformed El Salvador from the world’s murder capital to a nation reclaiming its streets. His crackdown on gangs, including the construction of mega-prisons and the mass incarceration of violent offenders, has delivered results that American cities plagued by soft-on-crime policies can only dream of. While critics decry his methods as harsh, the reality is that law-abiding Salvadorans are finally able to live without fear—a testament to what real leadership looks like when it prioritizes the innocent over the criminal.
The uproar over Garcia’s deportation is a distraction from the real issue: the need for nations to enforce their laws and protect their citizens. When courts and bureaucrats tie the hands of those tasked with keeping us safe, the only winners are the criminals and the globalist elites who profit from chaos. The Trump-Bukele alliance is a model for how countries should work together to rid their streets of violent offenders, not coddle them under the guise of “due process” or “human rights.”
At the end of the day, the lesson is simple: national security and the well-being of law-abiding citizens must come before political correctness and international pressure. Leaders like Bukele and Trump understand that the first duty of government is to protect its people, not to appease activists or foreign interests. America would do well to take this lesson to heart and return to a policy of strength, order, and unapologetic defense of its own.
