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Franco Ordoñez

Washington, D.C.

Correspondent at NPR

NPR White House correspondent, child wrangler, slowing runner. Send me your tips & gripes at [email protected]. Standard caveats.

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  • 1 week ago | mainepublic.org | Franco Ordoñez

    LEILA FADEL, HOST:Despite a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to a Salvadoran prison, the White House appears to have no intention of doing that. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Why don't you just say, isn't it wonderful that we're keeping criminals out of our country? Why can't you just say that? FADEL: And Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele says he doesn't plan to release the man either.

  • 1 week ago | americasvoice.org | Franco Ordoñez |Danielle Kurtzleben |Mallory Wilson |Matthew Medsger

    NPR El Salvador’s Bukele says ‘preposterous’ to suggest he return Abrego Garcia to U.S. By Franco Ordoñez, Danielle Kurtzleben April 14, 2025 Washington Times Trump, El Salvador president won’t order return of deported illegal immigrant By Mallory Wilson April 14, 2025 Boston Herald Trump meets with El Salvador’s president as deportations there continue By Matthew Medsger April 14, 2025 The Washington Post Bukele rejects returning Maryland man Trump officials mistakenly deported By Dan...

  • 1 week ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Franco Ordoñez

    The president of El Salvador said during a meeting with President Trump at the White House on Monday that he's not returning a Maryland man wrongfully deported to his country back to the U.S.

  • 1 week ago | flipboard.com | Franco Ordoñez |Danielle Kurtzleben

    El Salvador's Bukele says 'preposterous' to suggest he return Abrego Garcia to U.S.El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said on Monday that he was not inclined to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States. The 'world's coolest dictator' heads to the White House Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who had lived in Maryland for about 15 years, was deported to El …

  • 1 week ago | laist.com | Franco Ordoñez |Danielle Kurtzleben

    El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said on Monday that he was not inclined to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who had lived in Maryland for about 15 years, was deported to El Salvador despite being granted protections by a U.S. immigration judge. He is in custody in Bukele's mega prison known as CECOT. The Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return.

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RT @nprscottsimon: Ahead: a former intelligence agent on what they see as the potential damage of what’s being called Signalgate. Then @Fra…

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9 Mar 25

RT @AamerISmad: Authorities: Armed man shot by Secret Service near White House while Trump out of town https://t.co/hpXj7h35v3