Immigration
Trump admin says man mistakenly deported to El Salvador 'alive and secure'
"He is detained pursuant to the sovereign, domestic authority of El Salvador,” wrote Michael Kozack, a senior bureau official at the State Department.
Crime
Costa Rica draws inspiration from El Salvador's CECOT with new massive high security prison
The Central American country's new maximum-security prison will house 5,100 inmates who are linked to drug trafficking and violent gangs as the country attempts to quell a surge in organized crime.
Crime
Rubio announces more than 250 gang members deported to El Salvador from U.S.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele wrote "oopsie" and "too late" on X alongside a news article about a federal judge trying to block President Trump from deporting 5 Venezuelans linked to the Tren de Aragua gang.
Politics
Fed appeals court to hear case on judge halting Trump deporting accused gang members to El Salvador
Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg issued an order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport illegal migrants to El Salvador and Honduras.
Immigration
State Department deports 17 more alleged gang members to El Salvador
The department thanked El Salvadorian President President Bukele for his efforts in combatting terrorism.
Politics
El Salvador President Bukele to visit White House next month
"I’ll be bringing several cans of Diet Coke," Bukele wrote.
Crime
El Salvador's Bukele won't return MS-13 gang member mistakenly deported to his country
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported by the Trump administration by mistake, though the Supreme Court ruled that the administration must facilitate his return.
Crime
VIDEO: El Salvador sends 2,000 more suspected gang members to prison
“They are never going to return to the communities, the neighborhoods, the barrios, the cities of our beloved El Salvador,” said Gustavo Villatoro, El Salvador’s minister for justice and peace
Technology
Ambassador: U.S. "afraid and concerned" about El Salvador's bitcoin initiative
El Salvador's ambassador to the U.S. said that other countries will follow El Salvador’s leadership and adopt Bitcoin
Crime
El Salvador: One year after gang-crackdown measures
With a population of 6.3 million, the mass arrests have turned El Salvador into a country with one of the highest prison population rates in the world