A federal judge in Massachusetts on Wednesday refused to suspend the U.S. government policy that limits the validity of work permits for beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to one year. The decision voids the judicial protection that had prevented those...
A Salvadoran lawyer says, disheartened: “As a defense lawyer, I’ve done everything I can, everything the law provides for, to prove my clients’ innocence, but it’s useless. There’s nothing to be done.” He is one of hundreds of...
The General Directorate of Centros Penales (DGCP) declared the data on how many inmates have been diagnosed with chronic illnesses from 2020 through June 2026 as information under seal. The institution denied access, stating that the information is part of the records...
Reports from civil society organizations maintain that women human rights defenders in El Salvador are exposed to attacks and defamation on social media, in addition to being victims of harassment and other patterns of aggression due to their role. According to the...
Rafael Aguirre, the presidential candidate of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), disagrees with presidential reelection but believes a potential election of Nayib Bukele in 2027 would not be unconstitutional because the Salvadoran Constitution has...
Debt related to El Salvador’s pension system closed June 2026 at $11,669.85 million, according to the latest data published by the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). But what, exactly, does that figure mean? The more than $11,600 million represents financial...
