U.S. will continue deporting migrants to El Salvador, screen for coronavirus

The U.S. embassy in El Salvador said on Wednesday that the U.S. government will continue deporting people who attempted to cross illegally, with migrants subject to a medical exam 12 hours before the flight to screen for coronavirus.

A U.S. embassy spokeswoman said in a statement that the embassy is working with partners in the region to conduct another medical exam for deported migrants upon their return to El Salvador before they are taken to a "quarantine shelter."