Rubio has left El Salvador with an agreement to accept deportees from the U.S. of any nationality, including Americans

Current laws “would categorically preclude most U.S. citizens and residents from serving their sentence in El Salvador,” a former U.S. attorney said.

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,