What to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after Trump sent hundreds of immigrants there
1 week, 1 day ago

What to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after Trump sent hundreds of immigrants there

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The crown jewel of El Salvador’s aggressive anti-crime strategy — a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education are not allowed — became the latest tool in U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration on Sunday, when hundreds of immigrants facing deportation were transferred there. In this photo provided by El Salvador’s presidential press office, a prison guard transfers deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Sunday, March 16, 2025. The government doesn’t regularly update the figure, but the human rights organization Cristosal reported that in March 2024 El Salvador had 110,000 people behind bars, including those sentenced to prison and those still awaiting trial. The Trump administration has not identified the migrants deported, provided any evidence they are in fact members of Tren de Aragua or that they committed any crimes in the U.S. Video released by El Salvador’s government Sunday showed men exiting airplanes into an airport tarmac lined by officers in riot gear.

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Trump Suggests Those Attacking Teslas Should Go To Prison In El Salvador
3 days, 21 hours ago

Trump Suggests Those Attacking Teslas Should Go To Prison In El Salvador

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump suggested Friday that people who have attacked Teslas as a protest against Elon Musk should go to prison in El Salvador, where the administration has sent over 250 Venezuelan migrants. “I look forward to watching the sick terrorist thugs get 20 year jail sentences for what they are doing to Elon Musk and Tesla,” …

Trump floats sending 'thug' Tesla vandals to infamous El Salvador prison
3 days, 23 hours ago

Trump floats sending 'thug' Tesla vandals to infamous El Salvador prison

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump on Friday mused about sending American citizens who allegedly vandalized Tesla cars and charging stations to an infamous prison in El Salvador where he has already shipped purported Venezuelan gang members. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump gloated about capturing the alleged Tesla vandals and fantasized about them being on the receiving end of gruesome punishments. …

What we know about the Venezuelan nationals detained and transported to an El Salvador prison
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4 days, 11 hours ago

What we know about the Venezuelan nationals detained and transported to an El Salvador prison

LA Times  

In this photo provided by El Salvador’s presidential press office, a prison guard transfers deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16. According to various media reports, several family members of those detained learned of their loved one’s fate only after identifying them in a video …

Legal showdown as Justice Department resists judge’s demand for more details on deportation flights
5 days, 19 hours ago

Legal showdown as Justice Department resists judge’s demand for more details on deportation flights

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is resisting a federal judge’s demand for more information about flights that took deportees to El Salvador, arguing on Wednesday that the court should end its “continued intrusions” into the authority of the executive branch. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit The judge has questioned whether the …

Trump Administration Continues To Defy Federal Judge
6 days, 17 hours ago

Trump Administration Continues To Defy Federal Judge

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In a court filing a day after a federal judge demanded more information on over 250 people who were expelled from the United States to a Salvadoran prison under an extreme wartime power, the Trump administration continued to stonewall, insisting the judge had no right to request it. The filing on Tuesday claimed that the judge’s verbal …

El Salvador's Cecot: The mega prison Trump is sending Venezuelan gangsters to
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1 week ago

El Salvador's Cecot: The mega prison Trump is sending Venezuelan gangsters to

Hindustan Times  

The Donald Trump administration's controversial decision to move more than 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members to the notorious El Salvador prison, has come under keen scrutiny by the US courts, especially after a federal judge temporarily barred the deportations. All about El Salvador's Cecot mega-prison Considered the largest prison in the Americas, Cecot can hold 40,000 inmates and has long …

What will happen to Venezuelan 'gangsters' deported by Trump to the 'world's worst' jail: Inside brutal El Salvador mega-prison where 70 share one cell for 23-hours at a time in 'human rights black ho
1 week ago

What will happen to Venezuelan 'gangsters' deported by Trump to the 'world's worst' jail: Inside brutal El Salvador mega-prison where 70 share one cell for 23-hours at a time in 'human rights black ho

Daily Mail  

A plane carrying scores of Venezuelan prisoners touched down in El Salvador on Sunday, cementing a landmark deal with the Trump administration to house suspected gangsters abroad. Bukele, in a meeting last month with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, offered to house prisoners from the United States in his country Salvadoran police officers escort an alleged member of the …

Behind the cells of El Salvador’s mega-prison Terrorism Confinement Centre
1 week, 1 day ago

Behind the cells of El Salvador’s mega-prison Terrorism Confinement Centre

The Hindu  

The crown jewel of El Salvador's aggressive anti-crime strategy — a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education are not allowed — became the latest tool in U.S. President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration on Sunday, when hundreds of immigrants facing deportation were transferred there. In 2023, he opened the Terrorism Confinement Centre, or CECOT, where the immigrants were sent over …

Trump deports Venezuelan gang to El Salvador despite Federal judge’s ruling, Prez Bukele reacts with ‘laughing emoji’
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump deports Venezuelan gang to El Salvador despite Federal judge’s ruling, Prez Bukele reacts with ‘laughing emoji’

Live Mint  

The Donald Trump administration has sent more than 200 Venezuelans back to a large prison in El Salvador, despite a federal judge's order for their return to the U.S. As reported by the Associated Press, the White House stated that it was not disregarding the court’s decision, but also claimed it was within its rights to bypass the judge's ruling. …

US Deports Venezuelan 'Gang Members' To El Salvador Defying Court Order To Trump
1 week, 1 day ago

US Deports Venezuelan 'Gang Members' To El Salvador Defying Court Order To Trump

ABP News  

The US has deported over 250 mainly Venezuelan alleged gang members to El Salvador despite a ruling by a court to halt the flights on Saturday after President Donald Trump controversially invoked the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century law meant only to be used in wartime. El Salvador President, Nayib Bukele, said 238 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de …

Trump deports 238 ‘gang members’ to El Salvador: What’s the controversy?
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1 week, 1 day ago

Trump deports 238 ‘gang members’ to El Salvador: What’s the controversy?

Al Jazeera  

The US president invokes a 1798 law to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to El Salvador. President Donald Trump’s administration has deported alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua from the United States to El Salvador despite a court order prohibiting their expulsion from the country. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said on …

What to know about CECOT, El Salvador's mega-prison for gang members
1 week, 1 day ago

What to know about CECOT, El Salvador's mega-prison for gang members

NPR  

What to know about CECOT, El Salvador's mega-prison for gang members toggle caption AP/El Salvador presidential press office SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The crown jewel of El Salvador's aggressive anti-crime strategy — a mega-prison where visitation, recreation and education are not allowed — became the latest tool in U.S. President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration on Sunday, when hundreds …

Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. The order, which had no lawful basis, was issued after terrorist TdA aliens …

Alleged Venezuelan gang members deported by US arrive in El Salvador
1 week, 1 day ago

Alleged Venezuelan gang members deported by US arrive in El Salvador

Hindustan Times  

By Ted Hesson Alleged Venezuelan gang members deported by US arrive in El Salvador WASHINGTON -More than 200 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang have been deported by the U.S. and sent to El Salvador where they were taken to a high-security prison, the Salvadoran president said on Sunday. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said in a post on the X …

Trump defies court, sends hundreds of migrants to El Salvador
1 week, 2 days ago

Trump defies court, sends hundreds of migrants to El Salvador

India Today  

The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador despite a federal judge’s order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who negotiated an earlier deal with Bukele to house migrants, posted on the site: “We sent over 250 alien enemy members of …

US deports over 200 Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador despite court ban
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1 week, 2 days ago

US deports over 200 Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador despite court ban

Al Jazeera  

The United States has flown more than 200 immigrants, alleged members of a Venezuelan gang, to be imprisoned in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele has said, after his US counterpart Donald Trump controversially invoked wartime legislation to expel them. Bukele said the US would “pay a very low fee” for El Salvador’s custody of the men, but neither he nor …

U.S. deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, despite court order
1 week, 2 days ago

U.S. deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, despite court order

NPR  

U.S. deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, despite court order toggle caption El Salvador Presidency/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images The Trump administration deported about 250 people who it says are members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang, to El Salvador this weekend, multiple members of the administration said on social media on Sunday. Sponsor Message Government lawyers on …

US prepares to deport about 300 alleged gang members to El Salvador
1 week, 2 days ago

US prepares to deport about 300 alleged gang members to El Salvador

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration will pay El Salvador $6 million to imprison for one year about 300 alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, in one of the first instances of the Central American country taking migrants from the United States. ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt said two flights Saturday may have carried people deported under Trump’s …

U.S. to deport nearly 300 alleged gang members to El Salvador
1 week, 3 days ago

U.S. to deport nearly 300 alleged gang members to El Salvador

India Today  

President Donald Trump’s administration will pay El Salvador $6 million to imprison for one year about 300 alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, in one of the first instances of the Central American country taking migrants from the United States. The Trump administration contended that El Salvador could even house American citizens, though the U.S. cannot deport …

Your immigration questions answered: What changed under Trump, what hasn't and what's next
1 month, 1 week ago

Your immigration questions answered: What changed under Trump, what hasn't and what's next

Deccan Chronicle  

During President Donald Trump’s first week in office, he signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew of edicts to carry out promises of mass deportations and border security. AMA question: Is Trump’s “plan” to deport every single undocumented migrant logistically feasible with Immigration and Customs Enforcement's current size? On the question of ICE “overreach,” more than two …

Another Guantanamo? Salvadorans divided on accepting U.S., other convicts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Another Guantanamo? Salvadorans divided on accepting U.S., other convicts

Raw Story  

Salvadorans are split over the offer from President Nayib Bukele to take in prisoners from the United States, with some fearing it could turn the country into another Guantanamo Bay while others say the proposal could reap dividends. - Metal beds, windowless cells - Ahead of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit this week, Washington had touted El Salvador …

Can Trump jail Americans in El Salvador jails? He says 'in a heartbeat if... '
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Can Trump jail Americans in El Salvador jails? He says 'in a heartbeat if... '

Firstpost  

It is illegal to send US prisoners to another country and would likely be in violation of the Constitution and the protection against cruel and unusual treatment US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US. File image/ Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday stated that he was open to jailing …

Can Trump jail Americans in El Salvador jails? He says 'in a heartbeat if... '
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Can Trump jail Americans in El Salvador jails? He says 'in a heartbeat if... '

Firstpost  

It is illegal to send US prisoners to another country and would likely be in violation of the Constitution and the protection against cruel and unusual treatment US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US. File image/ Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday stated that he was open to jailing …

‘Black hole of human rights’: Inside El Salvador’s notorious prison that could house US prisoners and deportees
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Black hole of human rights’: Inside El Salvador’s notorious prison that could house US prisoners and deportees

Firstpost  

El Salvador has offered to house convicted American criminals and deportees in its mega-prison for a fee. Known as CECOT, the prison in the Central American country has been called ‘inhumane’ by rights groups Inmates look on as they remain in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs …

What to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after Trump deal to send people there
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after Trump deal to send people there

Deccan Chronicle  

San Salvador: 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. obviously, the administration will have to make a decision.” Bukele has made El …

Would it be legal for Trump to send U.S. citizens to El Salvador's jails?
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Would it be legal for Trump to send U.S. citizens to El Salvador's jails?

NPR  

Would it be legal for Trump to send U.S. citizens to El Salvador's jails? toggle caption Marvin Recinos/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. is "just profoundly grateful," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, for El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's offer to incarcerate criminals being held in American prisons — including U.S. citizens and legal residents — in his country's jails. …

News Analysis: The Trump administration’s budding bromance with El Salvador’s leader
1 month, 2 weeks ago

News Analysis: The Trump administration’s budding bromance with El Salvador’s leader

LA Times  

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, shown in Costa Rica in November, has jailed tens of thousands of accused gang members. While the Biden administration criticized Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s strong-armed governing style, the Trump administration sees him as its new best friend in Latin America. But when America’s top diplomat, former Sen. Marco Rubio, made his inaugural trip as secretary of …

El Salvador’s offer to take in US deportees and violent criminals is unlike any other migrant deal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

El Salvador’s offer to take in US deportees and violent criminals is unlike any other migrant deal

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador has offered to take in people deported from the U.S. for entering the country illegally and to house some of the country’s violent criminals — even if they’re American citizens. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, after a meeting Monday with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, proclaimed it the most “unprecedented, extraordinary” offer …

What to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after Trump deal to send people there
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after Trump deal to send people there

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — 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. obviously, the administration will have to make a decision.” Bukele …

El Salvador’s president agrees to take U.S. prison inmates after meeting with Marco Rubio
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

El Salvador’s president agrees to take U.S. prison inmates after meeting with Marco Rubio

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has confirmed that his country …

El Salvador offers to jail US convicts in ‘unprecedented’ proposal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

El Salvador offers to jail US convicts in ‘unprecedented’ proposal

Al Jazeera  

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. “The fee would be relatively low for the US but significant for us, making our entire prison system sustainable.” We have offered the United States of America the opportunity to outsource part of its prison …

Trump says he’s exploring whether he can send jailed U.S. criminals to other countries
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump says he’s exploring whether he can send jailed U.S. criminals to other countries

LA Times  

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talk at Lake Coatepeque in El Salvador on Monday. President Trump said Tuesday that he was exploring whether he can move forward with El Salvador’s offer to accept and jail violent American criminals in the “most severe cases” even as he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio say …

Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept deportees of any nationality, including Americans
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept deportees of any nationality, including Americans

LA Times  

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, meets with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele at the latter’s residence at Lake Coatepeque on Monday Secretary of State Marco Rubio left El Salvador on Tuesday with an agreement from that country’s president to accept deportees from the U.S. of any nationality, including violent American criminals now imprisoned in the United States. “And, he’s …

El Salvador offers to house violent US criminals and deportees of any nationality in unprecedented deal with Trump administration
1 month, 3 weeks ago

El Salvador offers to house violent US criminals and deportees of any nationality in unprecedented deal with Trump administration

CNN  

CNN — 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 deal – that has alarmed critics and rights groups. The State Department’s travel advisory for El Salvador also warns that those imprisoned in the country face “harsh” prison …

Trump administration in talks to send Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador prisons
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump administration in talks to send Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador prisons

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Trump administration said Friday it was in talks with El Salvador to revive an agreement that could allow the United States to send non-Salvadoran migrants to the Central American country. This time, though, the government would also aim to send members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to Salvadoran prisons, said Mauricio Claver-Carone, …

Rubio and Bukele to discuss sending suspected gang members from US to El Salvador
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rubio and Bukele to discuss sending suspected gang members from US to El Salvador

CNN  

CNN — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will discuss the possibility of deporting suspected Tren de Aragua gang members to El Salvador in an upcoming meeting with Salvadorean president Nayib Bukele, according to State Department Special Envoy for Latin America Mauricio Claver-Carone. Last year, El Salvador opened a controversial new maximum security prison for alleged gang members, known as …

Trump administration in talks to send Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador prisons
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump administration in talks to send Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador prisons

LA Times  

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele suspended key constitutional rights in 2022 and arrested more than 1% of the country’s population. The Trump administration said Friday it was in talks with El Salvador to revive an agreement that could allow the United States to send non-Salvadoran migrants to the Central American country. members of the Tren de Aragua gang, I bet …

Salvadoran court sentences 3 minors to prison after they appeared in video making gang signs
2 months ago

Salvadoran court sentences 3 minors to prison after they appeared in video making gang signs

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR — A court in El Salvador on Thursday sentenced three minors to five years in prison and put five more on probation after they were arrested last year following the public release of a video of them making gang signs inside a school. The minors, aged 12 to 15, were detained after a video shared on the social …

El Salvador closes 2024 with a record low number of homicides
2 months, 3 weeks ago

El Salvador closes 2024 with a record low number of homicides

LA Times  

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, seen on a November visit to Costa Rica, has governed under a state of emergency for two full years. 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. President …

El Salvador closes 2024 with a record low number of homicides
2 months, 3 weeks ago

El Salvador closes 2024 with a record low number of homicides

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — 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. President Nayib Bukele said via the social platform X that the number announced Wednesday by the small Central American …

Exclusive: Locking eyes with mass murderers in El Salvador’s Cecot prison
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Exclusive: Locking eyes with mass murderers in El Salvador’s Cecot prison

CNN  

Tecoluca, El Salvador CNN — Sunlight pours into the cavernous building. This is Cecot — El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center — and the men are known as the “worst of the worst.” Mass murderers, drug dealers and gangsters, they are accused of once holding El Salvador hostage, gripping the nation with fear as they ruled cities and streets. We don’t …

Attempted prison escape in Honduras leaves 2 inmates dead and 3 injured
6 months ago

Attempted prison escape in Honduras leaves 2 inmates dead and 3 injured

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — An attempted prison break early Thursday in Honduras left two inmates dead and three injured, authorities said. According to officials, a total of 72 prisoners took part in the attempted escape from the men’s prison in the town of Tamara, about 19 miles from the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa. The carnage led to calls for change to …

Human rights body urges El Salvador to end state of emergency
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Human rights body urges El Salvador to end state of emergency

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights urged El Salvador Wednesday to end the more than two-year state of emergency, which has suspended fundamental civil rights while the government pursued the country’s powerful street gangs. The regional human rights body noted that plunging rates of violence in El Salvador made clear that the state of emergency …

El Salvador's Mega Prison
6 months, 3 weeks ago

El Salvador's Mega Prison

ABC  

Violent gang wars in El Salvador have earned the central American nation the label of “the most dangerous country in the world”. This week Foreign Correspondent presents a rare look inside El Salvador’s mega prison, a state-of-the-art correctional centre capable of housing up to 40,000 prisoners. Critics call the prison a “black hole of human rights” and there’s concern many …

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says security sustainable without a state of emergency
6 months, 3 weeks ago

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says security sustainable without a state of emergency

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Nearly 2½ years into a state of emergency that has suspended key civil liberties in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele says the security advances achieved are sustainable without what was supposed to be a temporary measure. Each month, El Salvador’s congress, which is comfortably controlled by Bukele’s New Ideas party and its allies, approves another …

More than 60 children detained, beaten, tortured in El Salvador, HRW says
8 months, 1 week ago

More than 60 children detained, beaten, tortured in El Salvador, HRW says

Hindustan Times  

By Nelson Renteria More than 60 children detained, beaten, tortured in El Salvador, HRW says SAN SALVADOR, - More than 60 children in El Salvador have been arbitrarily detained, tortured and beaten since the government declared a state of emergency over two years ago to combat gangs, a report by the Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Police and soldiers …

Children ‘tortured, abused’ in El Salvador’s prisons: Report
8 months, 1 week ago

Children ‘tortured, abused’ in El Salvador’s prisons: Report

Al Jazeera  

More than 3,000 minors, many with ‘no apparent connection to gangs’, have been arbitrarily arrested, Human Rights Watch says. Thousands of children have been arrested in a mass antigang campaign in El Salvador since 2022 with many suffering abuse while in custody, said Human Rights Watch. The arrest campaign, beginning in March 2022 as part of El Salvadoran President Nayib …

At least 261 people have died in El Salvador's prisons under anti-gang crackdown, rights group says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 261 people have died in El Salvador's prisons under anti-gang crackdown, rights group says

Hindustan Times  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The human rights organization Cristosal said Wednesday that at least 261 people have died in prisons in El Salvador during President Nayib Bukele's 2 1/2-year-old crackdown on street gangs. At least 261 people have died in El Salvador's prisons under anti-gang crackdown, rights group says Under a state of emergency originally declared in 2022 and …

At least 261 people have died in El Salvador’s prisons under anti-gang crackdown, rights group says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 261 people have died in El Salvador’s prisons under anti-gang crackdown, rights group says

Associated Press  

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The human rights organization Cristosal said Wednesday that at least 261 people have died in prisons in El Salvador during President Nayib Bukele’s 2 1/2-year-old crackdown on street gangs. “People have died in El Salvador’s prisons and jails because of torture, a lack of food, unhealthy conditions, an inhuman lack of attention and cruel, inhuman …

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