Trump’s policies have destroyed the traditional map of migration. Arrests of people in transit on their way to the northern border have dropped to historic lows. Now families are returning to their countries of origin or adapting to life in Mexico
In response to UN inquiries, Salvadoran authorities denied past US claims and stated that they have only facilitated the use of their infrastructure
The journalist was arrested on June 14 while covering anti-Trump protests and was placed in deportation proceedings a few days later. He was released on bail this week but was immediately arrested again on new charges
Four experts and a young Mexican man — who spent years in prison for contract killings and has since managed to get his life back on track — advocate for restorative justice
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 police have arrested the suspect in the killing of a young man in Getafe, who allegedly belonged to this criminal group; the accused killer is a minor from the Trinitarios gang
Authorities are intensifying family separation with a wave of arrests outside courthouses, leaving children alone and communities broken
President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a U.S. investigation of the MS-13 gang
The delegation has gone to various judicial and government agencies without receiving a response, and plans to ask the Pope for help
Worker arrests could complicate the housing crisis and drive up costs in an industry already struggling with labor shortages
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
In his annual address to the nation to observe his six years in power, the Central American leader attacked human rights groups and the media
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
Ronald Johnson, a CIA veteran and former Green Beret, is bringing a tough new style that favors military action against the cartels
The president’s approval ratings remain high as he nears six years in power, but both his image and leadership have evolved significantly
The Salvadoran military repressed some 300 farming families during the mobilization, an unprecedented event since the end of the civil war
Nicolás Maduro celebrated the reunion of the minor and her family: ‘She is the daughter and granddaughter of all of us’
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
The lack of resources for the expulsion of undocumented immigrants leads Trump administration to order the hiring of 20,000 agents to assist immigration authorities
The pressure to meet immigration arrest targets is fostering the systematic violation of human rights, as seen in El Salvador
The magnate’s main tool of intimidation has been tariffs, which he has leveraged to extract concessions from allied countries such as Mexico and Colombia
Symbols or phrases like reggaeton singer Anuel AA’s slogan ‘Real Hasta La Muerte’ are, according to the government, signs of gang membership
Though not without precedent, deporting non-citizens to third countries is now being carried out in ways that human rights groups say sidestep critical legal protections
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
The director of the Americas Division of the organization analyzes the first months of the Trump administration and says she still trusts in judicial independence to curb his immigration policies
