Harriet Barber At midnight on a Monday in December 2021, dozens of soldiers and police officers stormed into the home of Sandra Carolina Velasco Mena. They were looking for her 22-year-old son, Jefferson Alexánder Hernández Velasco. “They wanted to arrest young...
The Socorro Jurídico Humanitario reported that the number of Salvadorans who died in state custody during the state of emergency had risen to 580. According to the organization, none had been tried and found guilty. It also said that more than 94% of the victims had...
The Gang Suppression Force (GSF, by its English acronym) confirmed that search and deployment operations are continuing to establish the whereabouts of four military personnel from El Salvador, who have been missing since last Sunday after suffering an ambush...
Five non-governmental organizations that work with beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and their families issued a public call to the authorities of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS, by its English acronym) to provide legal clarity...
The Finance and Special Budget Committee of the Legislative Assembly received the Minister of Security, Gustavo Villatoro, so that he could explain the institution’s 2027 Draft Budget, which would be $682.59 million, $20 million less than what was allocated for...
Teachers at the Instituto Nacional General Francisco Menéndez (INFRAMEN) denounced alleged practices of intimidation and surveillance that, according to their testimonies, affect the work environment and student coexistence with the current administration of the...
