Official figures show that the number of people deported to El Salvador from the United States nearly doubled in the first ...

After he was tortured in El Salvador and one of his family members was killed, M.G. sought refuge in the United States. The ...

Prosecutors say the charges against alleged members of the Mara Salvatrucha gang, or MS-13, span more than 47,000 crimes committed between 2012 and 2022, including a weekend that was El Salvador‘s ...

By Gerardo Arbaiza and Emily Green SAN SALVADOR, April 23 (Reuters) - From inside a Salvadoran mega prison, more than one hundred alleged gang members sit in rows, wrists cuffed and ankles shackled, ...

The Attorney General's Office of El Salvador presented new witnesses in the trial against 486 alleged members of the Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13 gang.

US deportations to El Salvador surged nearly 98% in early 2026 as President Nayib Bukele aligns with the Trump administration ...

With nearly 500 alleged gang members on “collective” trial in front of unknown judges, human rights organisations are criticising the fairness of proceedings ...

Nearly 490 alleged members of the powerful Central American gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), including several alleged leaders, went on trial collectively in El Salvador on Monday, accused of thousands ...

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The independent Central American outlet El Faro said Thursday the assets of two of its staff members, including a bank account, were frozen by the government of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.

The news comes a month after FRONTLINE and El Faro released a documentary on Bukele’s dealings with El Salvador’s gangs. (L-R) El Faro editor-in-chief Carlos Dada and El Faro journalists Carlos ...