By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON -More than 200 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang have been deported by the U.S. and sent to El Salvador where they were taken to a high-security prison, the Salvadoran president said on Sunday.

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador announced that his country had taken in more than 200 prisoners whom the U.S. has accused of being part of the Tren de Aragua gang.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele for accepting foreign gang members for detention in his country as the Trump administration aims to crack down on foreign gangs.