President Bukele, who labels himself as the "coolest dictator" and a "philosopher king," has built election success and immense popularity on an extreme security policy to combat gang violence in El Salvador, incarcerating large quantities of alleged gang members and securing a massive drop in homicides.

Marco Rubio is "profoundly grateful" for El Salvador's unprecedented offer to jail Americans in Latin America's largest prison.

El Salvador would ask for a "relatively low" payment, President Nayib Bukele said. Read more at straitstimes.com.