The Justice Department disclosed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading negotiations for the return of a Venezuelan man sent to a Salvadoran prison. The disclosure, made in Monday court filings, is no guarantee the Trump administration will secure the return...
About to begin his seventh year in power—the second beyond the limits established in El Salvador’s Constitution—Nayib Bukele remains an enormously popular president, despite having consolidated an international image as a “dictator.” It is a label that doesn’t bother...
Transcript of the Speech Marking the First Year of the Unconstitutional Term The transformation of El Salvador has been one of the fastest in modern history. Yet for us, it has barely been fast enough. Today’s El Salvador bears no resemblance to the one we inherited...
Last night (Sunday, June 1st), Nayib Bukele once again insisted that he has not made a pact with gangs. But, as on other occasions, his words do not withstand the slightest critical analysis. Below, we break down this statement, point by point. “They say we made a...
In El Salvador, a dictatorship is tolerated. And no argument can justify it. “I couldn’t care less if they call me a dictator. I’d rather they call me a dictator than see Salvadorans killed in the streets. I’d rather they call me a dictator as long as Salvadorans can...
El Salvador’s arrest of an anticorruption lawyer from a well-known human rights organization last month is the latest example of how special powers given to President Nayib Bukele to battle the country’s gangs are being applied to a host of unrelated...
