In a world with an excess of information, differentiating reality from propaganda is becoming increasingly complicated. There are rulers who have taken advantage of the situation to flood networks and media with their own version of “reality.” Rulers have learned that...
Even before President Donald Trump took office, university presidents expressed concern about the impact of his agenda on higher education. Now they must lead their institutions in the wake of executive orders and directives that appear to undermine their authority...
On March 27, 2022, on the heels of a weekend marked by dozens of gang-related murders, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele and his legislature plunged the country into a régimen de excepción — a state of exception — and declared war against the gangs. The state of...
A Venezuelan with a disability was expelled from the United States and sent to El Salvador, where he will remain detained in the CECOT, along with 16 other migrants, without being guaranteed due process or the right to a defense. According to journalist Madeleine...
Last month, the Trump administration invoked the rarely used Alien Enemies Act to place hundreds of Venezuelan and Salvadoran migrants on deportation flights to El Salvador on allegations that they were criminals with extensive gang ties. Though James Boasberg, a...
In April 2022, a woman received a WhatsApp message explaining the steps to follow to visit a detained relative at Mariona Prison: “First, we ask for discretion. Don’t post on social media or tell anyone because we would be exposed (sic).” The following messages...
