Salvadorian

The Trump administration had previously alleged Mr Ábrego García was a member of the transnational Salvadorian gang, which he has denied.

But for Araceli, a Salvadorian immigrant, and her family, the bridge represented a seemingly insurmountable hurdle.

The White House accuses him of being member of the transnational Salvadorian gang MS-13, a designated foreign terrorist organisation, and has said he would not return to the US.

“If you do not leave, we will hunt you down, arrest and, and you could end in this El Salvadorian prison.”

Due to crowd trouble in El Salvador's previous World Cup qualifier, the United States' away match against the Salvadorians was staged in neighbouring Honduras, where the CIA was also active.