Vladimir Antonio Arévalo Chávez, alias “Vampiro de Monserrat” and one of the leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) in U.S. custody, has sent a letter to Judge Joan M. Azrack insisting that his life would be in danger if he were deported to a prison in El...
Religious leaders from various congregations in El Salvador state that their work among the country’s poorest and most marginalized communities could cost them their freedom, as has been the case since May with Pastor Pérez. Within the Catholic Church, Father Trinidad...
Amid the storm of national and international criticism sparked by the Salvadoran parliament’s decision to approve indefinite reelection — which will allow Nayib Bukele to remain in power — the Donald Trump administration has delivered a resounding endorsement to its...
The José Simeón Cañas Central American University (UCA) expresses its profound concern regarding the constitutional reforms approved by the Legislative Assembly, which authorize indefinite presidential re-election, extend the presidential term from five to six years,...
The former heads of state and government who comprise the Iniciativa Democrática de España y las Américas (Democratic Initiative of Spain and the Americas, or IDEA Group) have condemned the recent constitutional reforms ratified by El Salvador’s Legislative...
Nayib Bukele covered his face with both hands and began to pray like a child pleading for a miracle. He remained that way for nearly two minutes. Eyes closed, before roughly twenty lawmakers in the Legislative Assembly and a dozen soldiers standing guard behind him,...
