Democrat James P. McGovern, along with 27 other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, sent a letter on April 1, 2026, to two senior officials in President Donald Trump’s administration, requesting information about individuals sent on deportation flights...
Cristian Díaz Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared that there are 33,000 “innocent prisoners” in El Salvador in what he called “concentration camps” where they suffer “human rights violations, many want revenge.” He made his...
Claudia Espinoza The Central Reserve Bank (BCR) published the 2025 Multipurpose Household Survey (EHPM), which records that 1.5 million Salvadorans lived in poverty during that year. “In 2025, at the national level, 22.5% of households are in poverty, with 24.8% in...
By Karen Molina The Salvadoran government added another $293.7 million to the total debt in the first two months of the year, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). As of February, total debt stands at $34,100.8 million, up from the $33,807.1 million...
By Juan Carlos Mejía The recent publication of the Multi-Purpose Household Survey (EHPM) conducted during 2025 by the National Office of Statistics and Censuses (ONEC) offers clues about the different economic characteristics of the Salvadoran population, including...
In 2025, a total of 147,730 Salvadorans were unemployed, representing an increase of 7,110 people compared to 2024, equivalent to 5.1% growth, according to data from the Central Reserve Bank. The number of employed people, meanwhile, totaled 2,981,130, representing an...
