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Justin and Sumi take a closer look into the deepening relationship between Donald Trump and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, as the row over the deportation of migrants to the Central American country escalates.
Could the Trump administration run into further trouble with the law over its handling of the situation? And, what's in it for Bukele?
Plus, what else have we missed in the news cycle? Sumi shares one story at the US-Mexico border that’s flown under the radar this week.
HOSTS:
- Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter
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This episode was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray, Claire Betzer and Grace Reeve. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The series producer was Chris Flynn. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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Justin and Sumi take a closer look into the deepening relationship between Donald Trump and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, as the row over the deportation of migrants to the Central American country escalates.
Could the Trump administration run into further trouble with the law over its handling of the situation? And, what's in it for Bukele?
Plus, what else have we missed in the news cycle? Sumi shares one story at the US-Mexico border that’s flown under the radar this week.
HOSTS:
- Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter
GET IN TOUCH:
- Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB
This episode was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray, Claire Betzer and Grace Reeve. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The series producer was Chris Flynn. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
If you want to be notified every time we publish a new episode, please subscribe to us on BBC Sounds by hitting the subscribe button on the app.
You can now listen to Americast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Americast”. It works on most smart speakers.
US Election Unspun: Sign up for Anthony’s BBC newsletter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68093155
Americast is part of the BBC News Podcasts family of podcasts. The team that makes Americast also makes lots of other podcasts, including The Today Podcast, and of course Newscast and Ukrainecast. If you enjoy Americast (and if you're reading this then you hopefully do), then we think that you will enjoy some of our other pods too. See links below.

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