In a rare account of the notorious prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration deported 261 Venezuelan and Salvadoran migrants in March, Kilmar Abrego García’s lawyers said in a court filing Wednesday that he and the others were severely beaten and forced to...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was stripped naked, had his head shaved, was beaten, forced to kneel for hours overnight, and lost over 30 pounds during his time at the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador, his attorneys say in a new court filing. Abrego, of Maryland, was...
Members of Iglesia Elim (Elim Church) and the associations Reverdes and Cristosal voiced doubts this morning about the physical condition of Pastor José Ángel Pérez, environmentalist Alejandro Henríquez, and attorney Ruth Eleonora Cruz, and they contend that...
Victoria Villalta has not enjoyed a single quiet day in three years—no leisurely coffee, no pause to savor the evening breeze or a hot dinner—because an unrelenting worry keeps her on edge. She alone keeps the household afloat, supporting her 17-year-old...
STEVEN RODRÍGUEZ TRAVELED more than 40 miles from his home in Santa Ana, in western El Salvador, to attend the Pride march in the capital on June 28. It is the second time he has attended. There, some 20,000 people gathered in a mix of celebration and protest for the...
In June, the European Union, for the first time, raised concerns about El Salvador’s deteriorating situation at the UN Human Rights Council. The European Parliament then held a debate on President Nayib Bukele’s escalating crackdown against civil society groups. These...
