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Michael Jackson Brought Afrodescendants Across the Americas Together in 'They Don't Care About Us.' Now His Latino Nephew Picks Up the Torch in MICHAEL

Thirty years ago, Michael Jackson and Spike Lee made one of the riskiest and most unforgettable videos of the 1990s. They took They Don't Care About Us, one of Jackson's angriest, most confrontational songs, and filmed it in Brazil amid official outrage, legal battles, and long-running reports that the crew…

Latin Times

Jailed for losing a pregnancy: how progress on El Salvador’s harsh anti-abortion law is unravelling

Years of campaigning led to the release of 81 women imprisoned under the country’s strict reproductive laws, but the suspension of civil rights by President Nayib Bukele is fuelling a new wave of criminalisation

The Guardian - UK

Noem OK'd El Salvador deportations despite court order: DOJ

The Trump team has defended its decision to proceed with the deportations.

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Cannabis Influencer Melissa Said Talks After Arrest in Brazil for Alleged Narco and Money Laundering Ties

Brazilian influencer Melissa Said, known for promoting cannabis use on social media, was arrested in Salvador, Bahia, accused of leading a drug trafficking and money laundering network. The arrest was part of the police operation known as Erva Afetiva, carried out by the Bahia Civil Police.

Latin Times

El Salvador's president seeks help in caring for country's thousands of stray dogs and cats

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has shifted focus from tackling gangs to addressing the country's stray cat and dog problem

The Independent UK

El Salvador Parliament Adopts Reform To Allow Bukele To Run Indefinitely

El Salvador's lawmakers on Thursday adopted a constitutional reform to abolish presidential term limits and allow current leader Nayib Bukele -- who enjoys overwhelming majority support in parliament -- to run indefinitely.

International Business Times

Venezuelans deported by Trump to El Salvador describe ‘horror movie’ mega-prison

Men recently reunited with loved ones in their home country detail months of abuse at the facility

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Rights groups sue to free Venezuelans deported from the US and held in El Salvador

International human rights organizations have filed a lawsuit with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asking that the commission order El Salvador’s government to release Venezuelans deported from the United States and held in a maximum-security prison

The Independent UK

‘I just ask God that he’s OK’: family of Venezuelan musician sent to El Salvador prison agonizes over his fate

Arturo Suárez Trejo was caught up in Trump’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina and sent to a notorious Salvadorian prison

The Guardian - US

Maryland dad Abrego Garcia moved out of brutal El Salvador jail but remains behind bars, says senator who met with him

Maryland senator blasts El Salvador President Bukele for staging fake ‘margarita’ scene as he rallies for mistakenly deported man’s return

The Independent UK

Democratic senator meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele says wrongfully deported Maryland dad has the ‘honor of staying in El Salvador’s custody’

The Independent UK

Trump Showdown With Courts In Spotlight At Migrant Hearing

US President Donald Trump's showdown with the judicial system will be in the spotlight Tuesday at a hearing on the fate of a migrant who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.

International Business Times

Attorney General Pam Bondi dodges question if jailing Americans in El Salvador is legal

Legal experts have called proposal to deport Americans and jail them in El Salvador illegal and unconstitutional

The Independent UK

District Court and Fourth Circuit Order Trump Administration to Return Wrongfully Deported Immigrant

Salvadoran immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia was illegally deported and incarcerated in a Salvadoran prison. The Trump administration admits the deportation was illegal, but claims they can't be required to return him.

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Trump says he ‘loves’ idea of sending American ‘wiseguys’ to prisons in El Salvador

Experts say there’s no legal basis for sending Americans to prisons in foreign countries

The Independent UK

Costa Rica looks to El Salvador's gang crackdown for path to stopping violence

Costa Rica’s security minister has begun a visit to El Salvador to study the measures it has taken to reduce violence caused by its powerful street gangs

Salon

17 people sent to El Salvador prison

Experts say those detained in El Salvador are likely subject to torture and other inhumane treatment

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Where immigrants are sent to "disappear"

The Trump administration is using an infamous prison in El Salvador as a legal "black hole"

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

Alleged Tren de Aragua members sent to Latin American country amid legal and human rights concerns.

International Business Times

US Flies Alleged Gang Members To El Salvador Despite Court Block

The United States flew over 200 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang to be imprisoned in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele said Sunday, after US counterpart Donald Trump invoked wartime legislation to expel the migrants.

Reason

El Salvador Offers To House Violent U.S. Criminals and Deportees

Yet its penitentiary centers are already running at over 300 percent capacity.

The Independent UK

Brazil booed by furious fans after draw with Uruguay in World Cup qualifying

Supporters in Salvador aired their frustration after a match of few opportunities ended 1-1

The Guardian - UK

A moment that changed me: a kind stranger saved my life – and changed my attitude

I was diagnosed with testicular cancer and at one stage was so ill I woke in hospital to find the nurses crying. A stem cell donor was found who rescued my health and followed this up with a life-changing note

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Nayib Bukele Secures Second Term in El Salvador Election

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele appears poised for a landslide victory in the election, as voters prioritize security over civil liberties.

The Independent UK

Pastors find a role ministering to young men swept up in El Salvador's crackdown on gangs

Over the past 15 months, El Salvador’s security forces have jailed tens of thousands of people in a massive crackdown on the country’s notorious gangs

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