Must Watch TV: 60 Minutes Interview with El Salvador’s President

You really have to see this 60 Minutes interview with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele. Youtube has this small clip, in which President Bukele admits that his country does not currently have the capacity to accept asylum seekers from the U.S., despite his agreement with our country to do just that.

But I urge you to see the full 13:28 video that you can find at the link. President Bukele is remarkably candid with the reporter, Sharyn Alfonsi. He talks about how his country’s economy is in shambles, how hard it is to combat gang violence, how the gangs have “de facto power” in his country. The report includes video of migrants being returned to El Salvador from the U.S. by plane. It includes video of the steps the reporter must take in order to cross between gang territory in El Salvador.

In short, this is 13 minutes of remarkable film. It will set the stage for reading cases like Acosta. It will set the stage for discussion Safe Third Country agreements.

I plan to use it in full the next time I teach immigration law.

-KitJ