What to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after Trump deal …
6 days ago · SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Trump administration and the president of El Salvador said Monday that they’d struck a deal allowing the U.S. to ship both detained migrants and imprisoned citizens to the tiny Central American nation, which has suspended some basic rights as it battles powerful street gangs.. The U.S. government cannot deport American …
El Salvador offers to house violent US criminals and deportees of …
Feb 4, 2025 · El Salvador has agreed to house violent US criminals and receive deportees of any nationality, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday, in an unprecedented – and legally problematic ...
El Salvador closes 2024 with a record low number of homicides
Jan 1, 2025 · El Salvador closed 2024 with a record low 114 homicides, continuing notable security gains under a second full year of a state of emergency that has given the government extraordinary powers and curtailed some fundamental rights.
Could US criminals be sent to El Salvador's mega-jail? - BBC
Feb 4, 2025 · El Salvador has offered to take in criminals deported from the US and house them in its mega-jail. ... BBC News Mundo's Leire Ventas, who was allowed to take an official tour of the facility last ...
Rubio lauds El Salvador's offer to put U.S. deportees ... - CBS News
Feb 4, 2025 · CBS News reported last month that El Salvador had agreed to accept U.S. deportations of "criminal illegal migrants from any country," including members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
El Salvador offers to jail US convicts in ‘unprecedented’ proposal
Feb 4, 2025 · El Salvador’s president has proposed jailing convicts from the United States in his country, an “unprecedented” offer praised by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Thousands of soldiers fence off a Salvadoran ... - Associated Press News
Oct 28, 2024 · More than 2,000 soldiers and 500 police officers surrounded a dense neighborhood on the outskirts of El Salvador’s capital in an effort to quash the remnants of gangs the president said were trying to set up shop in the area.
El Salvador | Today's latest from Al Jazeera
Jun 1, 2024 · Stay on top of El Salvador latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
El Salvador - BBC News
Jul 9, 2024 · Provides an overview of El Salvador, including key dates and facts for this Central American state. At least six people have died in mudslides triggered by heavy rain in central Ecuador. After...
El Salvador: Critics denounce their government as a dictatorship.
Sep 12, 2024 · El Salvador, once synonymous with violence and waves of emigration, saw a dramatic drop in crime. For many citizens, this shift offered more than just safety — it offered much needed hope.