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El Salvador court sentences 3 ex-military officers over killings of Dutch journalists in 1982
A court in El Salvador has sentenced three former military officers for the 1982 killings of four Dutch journalists during ...
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What El Salvador’s Bukele, a hero for the American right, isn’t showing the world - Los Angeles Times
El Salvador's Nayib Bukele is a hero of the American right and portrays himself as a hip, innovative disrupter-in-chief willing to break norms to save his country. Critics say he's just an old ...
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The IMF Is Bailing Out El Salvador. It Shouldn’t Be So Lenient on Cryptocurrency. - Council on Foreign Relations
It Shouldn’t Be So Lenient on Cryptocurrency. El Salvador’s bitcoin project risks the country’s economy and the IMF’s credibility. Post by Samuel Johnson-Saeger May 13, 2025 3:02 pm (EST) ...
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El Salvador wants America’s prisoners. And its tourists.
President Nayib Bukele’s government has poured millions of dollars into developing El Salvador’s coast. U.S. travelers might be more familiar with the CECOT prison.
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Bukele’s security miracle hasn’t made El Salvador prosper
Bukele’s success in restoring safety to El Salvador’s streets has earned him immense popularity in El Salvador and international recognition. However, the extreme measures he took to subdue ...
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Rep. Robert Garcia in El Salvador to demand Abrego Garcia's return, warns of "major constitutional crisis"
Washington — Rep. Robert Garcia, who traveled with lawmakers to El Salvador Monday to demand the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, warned the case is "on its way to a major constitutional crisis ...
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Why El Salvador's 'mega' prisons have made the world safer
President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele during a meeting in the Oval Office this past week. AP Democrats have become particularly obsessed with the ...
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US deportations to El Salvador test legal limits
As court disputes heat up over the Trump administration's deportations of alleged criminal migrants to El Salvador, legal experts tell DW what's at stake for both detainees and the rule of law.
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El Salvador and U.S. say they won't help return Abrego Garcia after he was mistakenly deported: A timeline of how we got here
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 29, has been in El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center for almost a month. Here’s everything that’s happened since he was arrested on March 12.
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Sen. Van Hollen shares update from El Salvador as he aims to meet Kilmar Abrego Garcia - CBS News
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen shared an update on his trip to El Salvador, saying he was denied a meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man who was mistakenly deported and remains in prison.
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El Salvador blocks US senator from visiting wrongly deported Salvadoran man
SAN SALVADOR/WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Wednesday authorities in El Salvador had denied him access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran ...
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El Salvador's Bukele rules out returning US deportee
Despite their closeness, El Salvador was included in Trump's 10% tariff list earlier in the month. Most of the Central American country's exports go to the US.