The Special Law on Benefits and Protection for the Diaspora, approved last Thursday by the Legislative Assembly, sidelines deported migrants, experts and opposition members have warned. “It is a law that benefits the already advantaged, rather than aiding those in...
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) expresses its concern over the constitutional reform that alters the length of the presidential term and allows for indefinite re-election to the office, among other aspects. The IACHR considers that the measure,...
Vladimir Antonio Arévalo Chávez, alias “Vampiro de Monserrat” and one of the leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) in U.S. custody, has sent a letter to Judge Joan M. Azrack insisting that his life would be in danger if he were deported to a prison in El...
The United States Department of Justice responded to questions from Judge Joan M. Azrack of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York regarding the agreement between the governments of the United States and El Salvador to deport Mara...
Lawmaker Claudia Ortiz of the Vamos party filed a constitutional challenge with the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) this Friday against the constitutional reforms approved by Nuevas Ideas lawmakers on July 31. “Specifically against the reform that enables...
After El Salvador’s congress changed the Constitution last week to eliminate presidential term limits, the Trump administration this week is insisting that authoritarian President Nayib Bukele is not a dictator. “We reject the comparison of El Salvador’s...
