The attorney fears the political use of justice and the erosion of rights in the country, while personally facing a motion that could affect his career
Family members of three Salvadorans who were sent from the United States on the same flights as hundreds of Venezuelans, accused without evidence of being gang members, have gone six months without any information about them
In an interview with EL PAÍS, the politician describes the state of political resistance, denounces harassment, and shares her fears about living in a country without judicial guarantees
New legislative reforms join other tough measures against any suspected gang member approved during over three years of the emergency regime in El Salvador
The US government has revived the idea of deporting the Salvadoran back to his country, where he previously suffered torture
The lawyers of the detainee — who became a symbol of Trump’s deportation policy after being mistakenly deported to his country last March — fear he could be sent to Uganda or Costa Rica
The Venezuelan stylist, one of the 252 men deported by the United States to a third nation for the first time, is trying to rebuild his life after four months of detention
The constitutional reform that allows for indefinite re-election in El Salvador is just the president’s most recent move to cling to office
The artist recounts the beatings he endured, some for daring to sing, during the four months he was imprisoned in El Salvador’s Cecot
Migrants deported from the US to El Salvador and now returned to Venezuela tell EL PAÍS about four months of continuous punishment and total uncertainty about their fate
Lawyers for Daniel Lozano-Camargo, identified as ‘Cristian’ in court documents, claim the youth was used as a ‘pawn’ in the exchange between the three countries
In response to UN inquiries, Salvadoran authorities denied past US claims and stated that they have only facilitated the use of their infrastructure
The UN warns that Bukele may be responsible for enforced disappearances of Venezuelans imprisoned in El Salvador. And in Costa Rica, the Supreme Court has ordered the release of individuals deported by the US
The Salvadoran national Jordin Melgar-Salmerón was sent to his home country in May despite a court ban
The delegation has gone to various judicial and government agencies without receiving a response, and plans to ask the Pope for help
The latest poll gives the Salvadoran president an 85% approval rating, and only 1.4% of respondents believe that the concentration of power in a single figure is a problem for the country
Immigration judges have closed asylum cases of a dozen sent to CECOT, diminishing their chances of returning to the US
A report contradicts the government’s claim that it has only expelled undocumented immigrants
The president’s approval ratings remain high as he nears six years in power, but both his image and leadership have evolved significantly
US officials did not tell the migrants they were being sent to Central America, where authorities refused to take them in. Three are now in Venezuela and five remain in detention in the United States
Like Kilmar Abrego García, the Venezuelan man was sent to the Central American country despite having a court document protecting him from removal. A judge has ordered his return
Behind the bars of the Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) are El Salvador’s most dangerous inmates: hitmen who have committed dozens of murders and are serving sentences of 700 years. Every cell is full, and the authorities refuse to specify the number of people incarcerated at this facility
