An alleged MS-13 thug accused of slaying five rival gang members in his native El Salvador was busted by ICE in Virginia, ...

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Edwin Antonio Hernandez Hernandez of El Salvador was taken into custody by ICE in Virginia, Department of Homeland Security sources told Fox News Digital.

Chile’s far-right President-elect José Antonio Kast visited El Salvador’s mega-prison for accused gang members ahead of a ...

The small Central American nation of El Salvador has of late assumed an outsize role in the western hemisphere. With a ...

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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) – El Salvador’s legislature has approved a new law that would impose up to 15 years in prison on anyone who negotiates with or offers benefits to street gangs. The ...

Before Trump sent Kilmar Ábrego García to CECOT, Bukele arrested a U.S. citizen for his tattoos. The Biden administration ...

Margarita Ramirez* knew who it was when she heard the loud thuds on her front door. She opened it a crack and saw several members of the Barrio 18 street gang which ruled her neighbourhood. “Where’s ...

When President Nayib Bukele announced a sweeping “state of exception” in El Salvador in March 2022, he promised an end to the country’s long-standing nightmare: the grip of brutal street gangs like MS ...