The latest gang leader to be arrested by US agents is Cesar Humberto López Larios, also known as “Greñas de Stoners,” a historic leader of the MS-13 gang. Greñas’ capture has something in common with that of other Salvadoran gang leaders: they...
In 2023, over 200,000 Salvadorans requested refuge or asylum in other countries. According to the most recent data presented by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), last year active asylum applications from Salvadorans were 133,042 and there were...
The government of El Salvador has asked the Legislative Assembly to reform the Banking Law to incorporate regulation that allows the creation of private investment banks in the country. The initiative was received at today’s meeting of the Assembly’s...
On May 8, the National Civil Police Workers Movement (MTP) announced a memorandum detailing the continuity of Mauricio Arriaza Chicas as the director of the PNC. For this reason, this organization and the Association of Retired National Civil Police Workers...
Although the vice president of El Salvador, Félix Ulloa, says the government is close to obtaining $1,300 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), spokespersons for the international financial institution told El Faro that talks with the Salvadoran...
The arrest of César Humberto López Larios in Houston, after he was deported by the United States to El Salvador in 2017 and prosecuted, is linked to that of other MS-13 leaders who were free despite having long sentences and, in one case, the government was blamed for...
