At a press briefing, Karoline Leavitt was asked if the U.S. is seeking to get Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned from El Salvador.
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00:00A question on Abrego Garcia, if I can. The president recently said when it comes to facilitating his release, he's leaving that up to his lawyers. So just to be clear, have there been any negotiations between the U.S. and El Salvador over his release or facilitating his release?
00:15I will tell you what the president of El Salvador told all of you in the Oval Office. El Salvador does not intend to smuggle a designated foreign terrorist back into the United States. He is an El Salvadorian national. That is his home country. That is where he belongs.
00:29And the administration intends to comply with what President Bukele said of El Salvador. He does not intend to send that individual back.
00:38So that's a no. There's been no talks.
00:40What I have told you is that the president of El Salvador has made this quite clear. Kate.