U.S. President Donald Trump shares videos on X that show operations connected to deportations, including detainees being processed and escorted onto aircraft, and he ties the footage to El Salvador’s high-security prison system. The outlets report Trump describes the prison facility as a destination for people he frames as dangerous criminals and pairs the deportation material with the claim that U.S. murder and other crimes are at record lows.

One outlet notes Trump first posted a deportation-related video without a caption, then retweeted or reposted related footage shortly afterward with a message including “THIS IS WHERE WE SEND OUR KILLERS, DRUG DEALERS & THUGS.” Another outlet emphasizes that the El Salvador prison depicted is described as maximum-security and that Trump presents it as part of his administration’s deportation strategy.

Both accounts place the posts within the broader context of the U.S.–El Salvador arrangement that has used El Salvador’s CECOT facility for detention of certain deportees. They also highlight that while Trump credits deportations and immigration enforcement for improving crime statistics, the sources say a direct cause-and-effect link between deportations and nationwide crime declines has not been independently established.