Hello and welcome to Background Briefing, available 24-7 at Background Briefing.org. I'm Ian Masters,

and today we'll examine a number of stories and issues in the news.

We'll begin with Trump's White House meeting today with El Salvador's techno-autocrat Buckeli,

who derisively refused to hand over a Maryland resident to the Supreme Court has ruled was wrongly deported,

saying, quote, of course I'm not going to release him back to U.S. soil.

The question is preposterous.

Joining us to discuss the extent to which Trump is defying the Supreme Court

using El Salvador's president as an excuse is Ben Wisner,

the director of the American Civil Liberties Union's speech,

privacy and technology project,

which is dedicated to protecting and expanding the First

Amendment's freedoms of expression, association, and inquiry. He has litigated numerous cases

involving post-9-11 civil liberties abuses, including challenges to airport security policies,

government watch lists, extraordinary rendition and torture.

Additionally, has testified before Congress and traveled several times to Guantanamo Bay to monitor military commission proceedings.

Then we look into the Trump administration's plan to deport U.S. citizens to El Salvador

and deals it has already made with Eric Prince, the former CEO of the Blackwater

Mercenary Group, who is planning the rendition of 100,000 prisoners from American jails to

El Salvador and is working with Ecuador's President Naboha.

Joining us is Anna Maria Mendes Dardin, the director for Central America at the Washington Office of Latin America,

where she leads Wola's research and advocacy efforts on issues of human rights, rule of law, and democracy.

Then finally we'll speak with Stephen Simon, who is a visiting professor and a distinguished fellow at Dartmouth College,

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