World Jul 23 New wave of political exiles say El Salvador’s history is repeating itself By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press
World Apr 21 El Salvadoran President Bukele proposes prisoner swap with Maduro for Venezuelan deportees Venezuela's prosecutor's office responded Sunday night, calling Bukele's statements "cynical" and referred to the Salvadoran leader as a "neofascist."… By Marcos Aleman, Megan Janetsky, Associated Press
Nation Apr 15 Watch 8:54 Judge presses Trump administration on why it hasn’t returned wrongfully deported man A federal judge told Justice Department lawyers to cancel vacation as she launched rapid discovery in the case of a wrongfully deported man. Judge Paula Xinis scolded the Trump administration for doing “nothing” to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release from… By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat
Politics Apr 15 Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he’ll travel to El Salvador if Abrego Garcia isn’t released by midweek A federal judge ruled Garcia should be returned to the U.S., a decision that was unanimously upheld by the Supreme Court last week. By Associated Press
Politics Apr 15 Trump reiterates desire to expand deportation plans to include U.S. citizens Trump said in a video posted on social media by Bukele that he wanted to send “homegrowns” to be incarcerated in El Salvador, and added that “you’ve got to build five more places."… By Associated Press
Apr 14 Watch 6:51 Trump, El Salvador president indicate no intention of returning mistakenly deported man By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat President Trump met with El Salvador's leader as both governments rejected responsibility for the fate of a man the administration admits was wrongly deported. The Supreme Court said last week the U.S. must facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Continue watching
Apr 14 WATCH: El Salvador’s Bukele says he will not release man mistakenly deported, issue ‘preposterous’ By Associated Press Trump administration officials emphasized Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a notorious gang prison in El Salvador, was a citizen of that country and the U.S. has no say in his future. Continue reading
Apr 14 Trump is meeting a key foreign ally in his migrant crackdown. What does El Salvador’s Bukele want? By Seung Min Kim, Marcos Aleman, Associated Press Since March, the small Central American nation has accepted from the U.S. more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants. Continue reading
Apr 08 WATCH: Trump ‘simply floated’ idea of deporting U.S. citizens, White House’s Leavitt says By Molly Finnegan White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the Trump administration is not sure it is legal to deport U.S. citizens to El Salvador, but that President Donald Trump has “simply floated” the idea for the sake of transparency. Continue reading
Feb 04 What to know about the El Salvadorian mega-prison Trump has promised to send U.S. prisoners By Marcos Aleman, Associated Press The U.S. cannot deport American citizens and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said from Costa Rica that "we have a Constitution" but called the offer very generous. Continue reading