Congress has been appropriating huge sums to El Salvador, and the Northern Triangle as a whole, for years. I'm uncertain of the status of the most recent funding package, but threatening to pause it/future disbursements would certainly create a financial incentive. These funds have been in excess of $100mil/year, which makes the prisoner…
Congress has been appropriating huge sums to El Salvador, and the Northern Triangle as a whole, for years. I'm uncertain of the status of the most recent funding package, but threatening to pause it/future disbursements would certainly create a financial incentive. These funds have been in excess of $100mil/year, which makes the prisoner fee almost paltry in comparison. Perhaps Bukele prefers the pay-for-prisoner scheme because there are no strings attached regarding human rights and control of migration policies.
Congress has been appropriating huge sums to El Salvador, and the Northern Triangle as a whole, for years. I'm uncertain of the status of the most recent funding package, but threatening to pause it/future disbursements would certainly create a financial incentive. These funds have been in excess of $100mil/year, which makes the prisoner fee almost paltry in comparison. Perhaps Bukele prefers the pay-for-prisoner scheme because there are no strings attached regarding human rights and control of migration policies.