The maximum-security Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT) prison in El Salvador is the crown jewel of President Nayib Bukele’s efforts to stamp out not only criminal gangs but also criticism and political opposition to his government. The...
El Salvador increased its outstanding external debt by US$1.45 billion in 2024 alone, according to Banco Central de Reserva (Central Reserve Bank, BCR) figures. It is the steepest yearly rise since the bank started tracking the indicator in 1991. The jump even...
The Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS) has reduced the hiring of external cleaning staff, the Union of Social Security Medical Workers (SIMETRISSS) reported this Thursday. According to union members, Social Security has renewed the contract with the cleaning...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, announced Wednesday that he’ll direct several state agencies to review their ties to El Salvador in the wake of what his office said was “aiding the Trump administration’s unlawful and unconstitutional actions.” “The United...
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a 20-year-old Venezuelan man deported to El Salvador, whose removal violated a previous court settlement, according to an order issued on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge...
A 32-year-old Venezuelan man reportedly took a wrong turn onto the Ambassador Bridge, crossing into Canada, while delivering food back in January, and has since been detained and deported to El Salvador. According to the New York Times, which first reported on...
