Maryland congressman travels to El Salvador for failed attempt to meet imprisoned MS-13 gang member
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) traveled to El Salvador over Memorial Day weekend in an effort to conduct what he described as a “welfare check” on a Maryland constituent,…
Salvadoran-Canadian writer arrested in El Salvador has been released
By Sarah Kinosian and Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -A Salvadoran-Canadian writer who was arrested in El Salvador for reading aloud the constitution inside a voting center on Sunday to protest the…
Bukele landslide shifts El Salvador to one-party state, amplifies democracy fears
By Sarah Kinosian and Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – The landslide re-election of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele was cheered by supporters of his gang crackdown, but has worried opponents who…
El Salvador court orders arrest of former president for cover-up of massacre
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A local court in El Salvador has ordered the arrest of former President Alfredo Cristiani for the alleged cover-up of the 1981 El Mozote massacre during the Central…
El Salvador experiencing ‘alarming regression’ on human rights -report
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador has seen “an alarming regression” of human rights protections during President Nayib Bukele’s government, a trend that has intensified under a sweeping anti-gang crackdown, Amnesty International…
El Salvador hosts Miss Universe as protesters denounce mass arrests
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – At least 300 people protested in El Salvador on Saturday against an anti-gang crackdown they said was putting innocent people behind bars, hours before the Central American country…
Dulles CBP Officers Capture Two Maryland Felony Rape Suspects Fleeing to El Salvador
STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two fleeing Maryland rape suspects at Washington Dulles International Airport late Thursday and early today. CBP officers at Dulles airport arrested two…
IMF says recent El Salvador mission was ‘very productive’
By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s engagement with El Salvador has been “very productive” following a recent visit from a negotiating team, but…
El Salvador bonds extend rally on debt maturity extension, Google deal
By Rodrigo Campos and Nelson Renteria NEW YORK/SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – An agreement between El Salvador and a group of private local banks to reprofile its short-term debt has helped extend a…
Dulles CBP Officer Leads Effort to Return Fleeing Maryland Rape Suspect from El Salvador
STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Prince George’s County, Md., rape suspect at Washington Dulles International Airport on Wednesday after a CBP officer realized the subject fled…
El Salvador court sentences ex-President Funes to 14 years in prison
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A court in El Salvador sentenced former President Mauricio Funes and his justice minister to more than a decade behind bars for their ties to…
Suspect in Maryland shooting death extradited from El Salvador
EDGEWATER, MD – On Thursday, Wilber Oswaldo Nunez Menendez, a 25-year-old resident of Crownsville, was extradited from El Salvador to Maryland for his alleged involvement in a 2020 double shooting in Edgewater.…
Mexico nabs, swiftly deports MS-13 gang leader to El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Police in Mexico City arrested one of the most wanted leaders of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha gang accused of multiple crimes in the United States, officials said on…
Human rights body urges El Salvador to restore civil rights
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A regional human rights body implored El Salvador’s government on Thursday to reverse a year-long suspension of constitutional rights that form part of a sweeping anti-gang crackdown enacted…
El Salvador opens 40,000-person prison as arrests soar in gang crackdown
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Authorities in El Salvador have opened one of Latin America’s largest prisons, more than doubling the country’s incarceration capacity, as a government crackdown on criminal gangs is causing…
IMF visit in focus after El Salvador bond payment
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – El Salvador cleared a $600 million bond payment hurdle this week but lingering concerns over its financing sources and fiscal policy will be in focus…
El Salvador says it has repaid $800 million bond maturing January
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador has repaid an $800 million bond, Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya said on Monday, the same day the bond was set to mature, as the Central American…
El Salvador arrests Colombian linked to Paraguayan prosecutor’s murder
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A Colombian suspect in the murder of a Paraguayan prosecutor last year was arrested in El Salvador and will be handed over to Colombian authorities, El Salvador’s government…
S&P says it could downgrade El Salvador in 6-18 months
(Reuters) – S&P Global Ratings said on Friday it could cut El Salvador’s already negative credit rating within six to 18 months if it does not make “adequate progress” on debt reduction,…
MS-13 Gang Member Extradited from El Salvador to Face Racketeering and Murder Charges on Long Island
LONG ISLAND, NY (PRESS RELEASE – DOJ) – José Jonathan Guevara-Castro, also known as “Suspechoso” (Guevara-Castro), an alleged member of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the…
El Salvador Extradites Alleged MS-13 Member To US Nearly Two Years After Arrest
El Salvador Extradites Alleged MS-13 Member To US Nearly Two Years After Arrest Trevor Schakohl on August 11, 2022 An alleged MS-13 member was recently extradited from El Salvador to the U.S.…
In El Salvador, discrepancy over deaths and mass graves alarms critics
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR – In El Salvador, testimony from police officers and conflicting statistics on mass graves are leading critics to question if homicides in the Central American country are…
El Salvador to buy back some debt in surprise move
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR – El Salvador’s president announced on Tuesday a plan for a voluntary repurchase offer to holders of bonds maturing between 2023 and 2025. The operation would be…
El Salvador finance minister says possible IMF deal no panacea
SAN SALVADOR – Salvadoran Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya minimized on Thursday the potential positive impact of a long-delayed deal with the International Monetary Fund, even as the highly indebted country stares down…
El Salvador man admits to illegal immigration charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Emerson Corvera, a citizen of El Salvador, has admitted to an illegal reentry charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Corvera was convicted in June 2016 in the…
Analysis-Crypto crash leaves El Salvador with no easy exit from worsening crisis
By Nelson Renteria, Sarah Kinosian and Rodrigo Campos SAN SALVADOR/NEW YORK – El Salvador’s big bet on bitcoin, which the Central American nation has been buying since September, has soured in recent…
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