How Many Dead and Disappeared Have There Really Been in Nearly 7 Years of Bukele’s Government — Cuántos muertos y desaparecidos ha habido realmente en los casi 7 años de gobierno de Bukele

04/20/2026

Right off the bat, we can say that in the first two years of his government, there were 5,000 DISAPPEARED AND 2,940 MURDERS. And these are well-documented figures. Those disappeared were part of the Bukele-Maras pact: disappearing bodies to bring down homicide...

Report Details Mistreatment, Including of Salvadoran Migrants, in ICE Detention Centers — Informe detalla maltratos, incluso a migrantes salvadoreños, en centros de detención de ICE

04/20/2026

A report documenting the unsanitary conditions and mistreatment faced by immigrant families and children detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, published in April, includes testimonies from Salvadoran immigrants. The report, “A New Era of ICE...

Where did the $1,561.4 million added to the 2025 budget end up? — ¿Cuál fue el destino de los $1,561.4 millones que incrementó el presupuesto 2025?

04/20/2026

A report from the Finance Ministry details the destination of the budget modifications, which totaled $1,561.4 million in 2025, a 16.2% increase over the original budget. According to Chapter II, “Settlement of the Last Approved Budget,” of the State...

Ruling Party Has Approved $9 Billion in Debt Securities Issuances — Oficialismo ha aprobado emisión de títulos valores por $9 mil millones

04/20/2026

Since taking control of the Assembly in May 2021, the Nuevas Ideas party has approved 13 authorizations for different government institutions to take on debt through the issuance of securities, totaling $9,036.6 million. Securities are a financing mechanism that...

Informal Employment Increased by More Than 193,800 Jobs Between 2014 and 2023 — El empleo informal aumentó en más de 193,800 puestos entre 2014 y 2023

04/20/2026

Informal employment in El Salvador increased by 193,805 jobs between 2014 and 2023, according to the latest update on the informal economy statistics account, published on March 27 by the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). In March 2024, the BCR published the first supply...

Underemployment, low adult education, or overcrowding: how more than 410,600 Salvadoran households live in multidimensional poverty — En subempleo, adultos con baja educación o en hacinamiento: así viven más de 410,600 hogares salvadoreños en pobreza multidimensional

04/20/2026

More than 410,600 Salvadoran households live in multidimensional poverty, the 2025 Multipurpose Household Survey (EHPM) revealed. Poverty is primarily measured using two methodologies: the monetary approach, which considers whether a family has the income to buy basic...