The roar of helicopter blades tore through the leaden sky over Chalatenango between May 27 and June 9, 1982. These were not rescue missions; they were Salvadoran army helicopters descending near the Sumpul and Gualsinga rivers to carry out the military operation...
The police came and took him from his home. The officers searched his phone, his computer, turned the room upside down. They found nothing that could incriminate Carlos, age 17. They took him anyway. It was June 24, 2025, a date that will remain lodged in the heart of...
El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, marks two years of his second consecutive term this June 1. On the one hand, he maintains high popularity ratings, driven primarily by his security policies and the reduction in homicides. On the other hand, however, this...
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday the new U.S. ambassador to El Salvador and other Latin American countries. Florida construction businessman Mark Abreu was nominated to be the new ambassador to El Salvador, one of the Trump administration’s main regional...
PHILADELPHIA — Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia removed Angel Anibal Alvarado Benitez, a citizen of El Salvador with a final order of removal, on March 22. Alvarado Benitez, 75, is wanted by law enforcement authorities in El Salvador for murder...
At 1:30 a.m. on May 30, 2024, three National Civil Police (PNC) officers arrived at the home of Roberto Antonio Esquivel Moreno, a veteran of El Salvador’s Armed Forces (FAES), and knocked on the door. His family came out to verify the police presence, and the...
