During a press briefing in El Salvador on Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was asked if MS-13 leaders in US custody should be sent to El Salvador to stand trial.
00:00Muy buenas tardes, Senado. El Gobierno de El Salvador ha solicitado a la AdministraciĂłn Trump que envĂe a este paĂs a lĂderes de las pandillas que están bajo custodia de las autoridades estadounidenses.
00:13Quisiera conocer si usted estarĂa de acuerdo en que lĂderes de la MS-13 que están siendo acusados por una corte en Nueva York de narcoterrorismo sean enviados a El Salvador para que enfrenten la justicia en este paĂs o que sean procesados en Estados Unidos.
00:30The government of El Salvador has asked the Trump administration to send gang leaders that are currently in custody in the U.S. to come here to El Salvador to stand trial.
00:46And they have been accused of narcoterrorism. So would you agree that they should be sent here to stand trial?
00:54I think it is a proposal that makes a great deal of sense. And I think Americans are grateful for President Bukele for being willing to take violent MS-13 gang members and gang leaders, to take custody of them, and to ensure that they are brought to justice.
01:15We have seen MS-13 and violent gangs. We have seen MS-13 and violent gangs commit horrific crimes in the United States. We have seen them rape and murder Americans. We have seen them peddling poison and engaging in human trafficking.
01:34And President Trump rightly has declared MS-13 as a terrorist organization. We are bringing the full force of American law enforcement to stopping these violent gangs and violent cartels.
01:52And President Bukele is a very important ally in bringing that same seriousness of purpose that we will not allow violent terrorist criminal organizations to murder our citizens.
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