The Few Repressing the Many: Trump and Bukele

Photograph Source: Casa Presidencial El Salvador – CC BY 0

On March 15, President Trump’s rendition of immigrants to a notorious prison in El Salvador stunned the world. They include 23 alleged members of MS-13 and 238 Venezuelans allegedly belonging to another notorious gang, Tren de Aragua.

Trump’s accomplice, autocratic buddy, and likely mentor in this maneuver is Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, known for calling himself the “world’s coolest dictator.” Certainly, he shares Trump’s contempt for due process...