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El Salvador’s Exceptional Prison State
The people of El Salvador lived in fear of gangs for decades. Then President Nayib Bukele decided enough was enough. What ...
US lowers El Salvador’s travel advisory to lowest level
The Trump administration lowered El Salvador's travel advisory to Level 1 less than a year after it was at Level 3.
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Justices direct government to facilitate return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
The Supreme Court on Thursday evening largely left in place an order by a federal judge in Maryland directing the government ...
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The conditions inside the infamous El Salvador prison where deported migrants are held
The U.S. has sent hundreds of people to the notorious mega-prison in El Salvador known as CECOT. William Brangham discussed ...
Judge says deportation of man to El Salvador prison is ‘wholly lawless,’ with deadline to return him to America today
The Trump administration has until 11:59 p.m. Monday to return to the United States a Maryland man who the government admits ...
US rates El Salvador safer for U.S. travelers
The United States gave El Salvador a safer travel rating on Tuesday that groups it with the least dangerous countries for ...
El Salvador says it shares gang intel with the US — and requests specific deportees
El Salvador says it shares intelligence with the United States about gang members wanted by the Central American nation and ...
The ‘Judicial Black Hole’ of El Salvador’s Prisons Is a Warning for Americans
Donald Trump is cementing a partnership with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, whose assault on civil rights is being ...
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El Salvador says it shares gang intel with the US — and requests specific deportees
El Salvador says it shares intelligence with the United States about gang members wanted by the Central American nation and provides “complete records” on them before formally requesting their ...
Costa Rica looks to El Salvador's gang crackdown for path to stopping violence
Costa Rica’s security minister has begun a visit to El Salvador to study the measures it has taken to reduce violence caused ...
El Salvador prison holding alleged Venezuelan gang members has been criticized for alleged abuses
El Salvador's CECOT prison, where over 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members deported from the U.S. are being held, has been ...
U.S. deports another 17 alleged gang members to El Salvador prison amid legal firestorm
In a high-profile deportation operation over the weekend, the Trump administration deported to El Salvador 17 people it ...