As part of President Nayib Bukele's ongoing crusade against gangs in El Salvador, the government opened the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in Tecoluca, which will soon mark its second anniversary.

The largest prison in Latin America and emblem of the war against gangs in El Salvador celebrates two years since it was inaugurated under conditions that rights groups call inhumane. Along with Milei's support,

The arrangement, known as a "Safe Third Country" agreement, would empower U.S. immigration officials to deport non-Salvadoran migrants to El Salvador.

Donald Trump is in talks with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele to allow deported migrants, including Venezuelan gang members, to seek asylum there.

Traditionally, when US secretaries of state make their international debuts, they travel to major US allies and offer bromides about working together.

Decentralised finance is paving the way to a new era of ‘market inclusion’ according to Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex. Speaking during this year’s Plan B Forum in El Salvador, Ardoino described the incumbent banking establishment as ‘failing to serve entrepreneurs and investors in the region by providing them access to capital’ and was the principal cause of the lack of liquidity that has inhibited growth for decades.

The archbishop did not mention any politicians by name—much less El Salvador’s popular president, Nayib Bukele, who pillories critics on social media and lets few slights go unchallenged. But he voiced deep opposition to a proposal being pushed through the National Assembly that day to roll back a ban on mining in the Central American country.

El Salvador has rushed to approve an amendment that will keep it compliant with the terms of its $1.4 billion IMF loan.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Central America for his first trip as the top US diplomat. Rubio is expected to depart late next week for Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.

Several chafed at his plans as President Trump enacted immigration measures affecting their countries and vowed to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada.

Trump has made it a priority to deter migrants from entering the U.S. illegally and many of the aid programs he halted are funded through the State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, which provides humanitarian assistance to those fleeing persecution, crisis, or violence.

During the election, Donald Trump promised the “mass deportation” of illegal immigrants. We’re just beginning to see what that means, as he orders the construction of a migrant detention facility in Guantanamo Bay for 30,000 people.