Deportations of Salvadorans grew by 90.2% in the first quarter of 2026, driven by a sharp increase in returns from the United States, according to official data. A total of 5,351 Salvadorans were deported in the first quarter of this year, 90.2% more than the 2,813 in...
Salvadoran Yessenia Ruano, a teacher’s aide in the Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin, returned to the United States after having self-deported to El Salvador in June 2025 along with her two daughters, who are U.S. citizens. According to information gathered by...
The health of Salvadoran lawyer Ruth López, a critic of Nayib Bukele’s government, has deteriorated to the point that her family fears for her life, a sister who visited her for the first time since she was detained a year ago said on Thursday (02.07.2026)....
Lawmaker Claudia Ortiz, of the Vamos party, voiced her opposition to some of the political party’s decisions regarding internal elections to select candidates for the Legislative Assembly and municipal councils who will run in the February 2027 elections....
The Legislative Assembly created six new seats in May to represent the nearly 961,000 Salvadorans registered on the overseas voter roll. The Nuevas Ideas lawmaker is vying for one of them, and in her announcement she claimed she was the lawmaker who received the most...
In response to the needs reported by residents of the Valle Verde 1 and 2 neighborhoods in Apopa, San Salvador Oeste, regarding the lack of decent water service, which they have not had for approximately 20 years, ARENA party lawmaker Marcela Villatoro requested a...
