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Salvadoran Prison Chief Overseeing Trump Deportees Has Been Sanctioned By The U.S. For Negotiating With Gangs: Report

Osiris Luna, El Salvador's prison director, has been reportedly sanctioned by the U.S. for secretly negotiating with gangs

Latin Times · May 23, 2025

Why El Salvador President Bukele's foreign agents law is fueling democratic concerns

Human rights organizations, politicians and experts have sharply criticized a law approved by El Salvador’s Congress this week that seeks to limit foreign influence and corruption

The Independent UK · May 23, 2025

Like many populist leaders, Trump accuses judges of being illegitimate obstacles to safety and democracy

Federal judges and at times Supreme Court justices have repeatedly challenged – and blocked – President Donald Trump’s attempts to reshape fundamental aspects of American government.

The Conversation · May 23, 2025

Seven countries in Latin America where human rights are taking the biggest hit

Latin America is undergoing one of its most profound human rights crises in decades. The region’s civic space is shrinking rapidly, from mass surveillance and arbitrary arrests to political repression, enforced disappearances and impunity for state violence.

The Conversation · May 19, 2025

Latin American Presidents Are Spending Millions To Lobby Trump, U.S. Government Records Reveal

The lobbying efforts by governments like El Salvador and Argentina span requests for trade deals, military support, energy investments, and diplomatic access

Latin Times · May 17, 2025

Lawyers For Jailed Venezuelan Migrants Accuse El Salvador Of 'Torture'

Lawyers for 252 Venezuelans deported by US President Donald Trump's administration and imprisoned in El Salvador for two months alleged Friday that the migrants are victims of physical and emotional "torture."

International Business Times · May 16, 2025

El Salvador Insists 'Ball Is In' Trump's Court to Bring Abrego Garcia Home: 'The U.S. Is Paying to Keep Them There'

Sen. Chris Van Hollen pressed Salvadoran VP Félix Ulloa on the continued detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia despite the Supreme Court ruling demanding his return.

Latin Times · May 15, 2025

Trump Says He's Open to Talking Immigration with Pope Leo XIV, Critical Of The Ongoing Crackdown

President Donald Trump has said he would be open to speaking with Pope Leo XIV about immigration

Latin Times · May 15, 2025

Trump cabinet member’s links to El Salvador crypto firm under scrutiny

Commerce chief Howard Lutnick’s firm backed controversial crypto giant Tether as Bukele ties deepened

The Guardian - US · May 14, 2025

How Trump could subvert the Constitution and stay in office for a third term

ANALYSIS: The president would need the backing of the military, writes Pascal Lupien

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025