The State Department supports the measure taken by El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly, loyal to the president, which allows Washington’s main ally in Central America to remain in power
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 reform, endorsed by a Legislative Assembly loyal to the president, modifies the foundations of El Salvador’s electoral rules
Although there are only about 600 judges for the more than three million cases stalled in immigration courts, the administration has sent home around 50
The artist recounts the beatings he endured, some for daring to sing, during the four months he was imprisoned in El Salvador’s Cecot
He became an activist after retiring in 2015, developing and perfecting a system to independently account for deportation planes. He is now passing the baton to a non-profit that will continue his work
Dahud Hanid Ortiz was serving a 30-year sentence for a triple crime he committed in Spain in 2016. After repatriating him, the Trump administration let him go
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
Dahud Hanid Ortiz was serving 30 years in a Venezuelan prison for a triple homicide he committed in Spain in 2016. But the State Department applauds that there are no more Americans ‘wrongfully detained’ in the Latin American country
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
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
