Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the transfer of prisoners to El Salvador included 23 MS-13 members wanted for alleged crimes in El Salvador.

The U.S. Secretary of State thanked El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele for taking in more than 200 alleged gang members in its 40,000-inmate prison for the "low cost" of $6 million.

El Salvador is agreeing to accept from the United States about 300 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang for one year.