In exchange for jailing more than 200 deportees, El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has become a favorite of the Trump administration.
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How El Salvador Is Reaping Rewards From Trump’s Deportation Agenda
In exchange for jailing more than 200 deportees, El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has become a favorite of the Trump administration.
Why Is Trump Returning MS-13 Leaders to El Salvador? Takeaways From Times Reporting.
The agreement with Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, is undermining a long-running federal investigation into the gang, according to people familiar with the inquiry.
Inside El Salvador’s CECOT Prison, Where Abrego Garcia Was Held
A U.S. senator was allowed to meet with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, but he was denied access to where Mr. Abrego Garcia had been held. What is that prison like?
Bukele Has Power to Return Deportee in El Salvador to U.S., Experts Say
Experts say President Nayib Bukele has the power but not the interest to return a man deported from Maryland to El Salvador in error.
The Trump Envoy Who Got Close to the ‘World’s Coolest Dictator’
U.S. officials said Ronald Johnson’s actions during his time as ambassador to El Salvador seemed less aligned with U.S. interests and more focused on protecting the country’s president.
El Salvador’s Prisons Are Notorious. Will They House Trump’s Deportees?
President Nayib Bukele has offered to jail deported criminals from the United States. His prisons have earned him a reputation as being tough on crime, but have raised alarms over rights abuses.
He Cracked Down on Gangs and Rights. Now He’s Set to Win a Landslide.
The millennial president, Nayib Bukele, and his party are likely to win resoundingly in elections Sunday. His running mate says they are “replacing” democracy.
41 Dead After Riot Erupts in Honduran Women’s Prison
The inmates were found shot or burned to death in the latest spasm of violence in the country’s troubled prison system.
El Salvador Decimated Its Ruthless Gangs. But at What Cost?
In the year since El Salvador declared a state of emergency, the government has delivered a stunning blow to the gangs that were once the ultimate authority in much of the country.