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El Salvador Emerges as Central America’s Unexpected Adventure Capital.

El Salvador Emerges as Central America’s Unexpected Adventure Capital.

El Salvador is gaining international attention as Central America’s next big thing, thanks to its mix of vibrant surf culture, volcanic landscapes, and colonial charm. Once known mainly for insecurity, the country is now being recognized by...

Pakistan, El Salvador Strike Landmark Bitcoin-Focused Bilateral Agreement

Pakistan, El Salvador Strike Landmark Bitcoin-Focused Bilateral Agreement

Pakistan and El Salvador have become the unlikeliest of partners after teaming to explore public sector utilities for cryptocurrencies. At the core of the agreement is Bitcoin, with both parties keen on bolstering their BTC holdings in the coming...

President Bukele Sends Off El Salvador’s Top Tech Students to Plan B Summer School.

President Bukele Sends Off El Salvador’s Top Tech Students to Plan B Summer School.

President Nayib Bukele met with a group of young Salvadorans who will represent El Salvador at the Plan B Summer School in Lugano, Switzerland. During the meeting, he expressed his full support and pride in the students, describing them as part of...

Argentina and El Salvador Celebrate Cultural Exchange Through Mafalda Exhibition at BINAES.

Argentina and El Salvador Celebrate Cultural Exchange Through Mafalda Exhibition at BINAES.

On July 15, the Argentine Embassy in El Salvador inaugurated the exhibition “El mundo según Mafalda” at BINAES, offering visitors a playful and thoughtful journey through the world of the iconic comic strip character. Located on the 7th floor of...

Bukele ends term limits, embraces ‘dictator’ label

Bukele ends term limits, embraces ‘dictator’ label

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, who can now seek unlimited reelection following a constitutional change, embraces the moniker of “dictator” and breezily shrugs off concerns about human rights transgressions. Critics fear Thursday’s...

El Salvador Welcomes Clarification from Mexico, Urges Media to Issue Corrections.

El Salvador Welcomes Clarification from Mexico, Urges Media to Issue Corrections.

Following recent diplomatic tensions surrounding a narco-plane intercepted in Tecomán, Colima, El Salvador has acknowledged and welcomed the public clarification made by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum regarding the case. President Nayib...

Maryland media executive released in Venezuela prisoner swap

Maryland media executive released in Venezuela prisoner swap

A Maryland man and prominent local Hispanic leader was among those released, along with his brother, in a prisoner swap between Venezuela and El Salvador last week, the News4 I-Team and Telemundo 44 have learned. Erick Oribio Quintana, head of the...

T&T U-15s near last ditch solution for Concacaf tourney, two US-based players in 18-man squad

T&T U-15s near last ditch solution for Concacaf tourney, two US-based players in 18-man squad

Trinidad and Tobago will get to Aruba two days late for the Concacaf Under-15 Championship. But, crucially, they will be in time for kick off in their opening Group E encounter against Barbados in League B. And perhaps the most important thing is...

'Hit the piñata': Trump admin. deportees allege torture in El Salvadoran prison

'Hit the piñata': Trump admin. deportees allege torture in El Salvadoran prison

The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter....

How El Salvador is reaping rewards from Trump’s deportation agenda

For the U.S. government, sending deportees accused of being gang members to a prison in El Salvador fits with President Donald Trump’s promise to aggressively deport migrants without legal status and to crack down on crime. For El Salvador’s...

David vs Goliath: Inside the legal battle to help Trump's deportees in El Salvador

David vs Goliath: Inside the legal battle to help Trump's deportees in El Salvador

A small group of overstretched and outmatched lawyers is fighting for the rights of men deported by the Trump administration and held in a notorious Salvadoran prison -- a David vs. Goliath battle that may end up in international courts.In a...

El Salvador Recalls Ambassador to Mexico Over Drug Plane Allegations

El Salvador Recalls Ambassador to Mexico Over Drug Plane Allegations

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele speaks during a news conference in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Feb. 4, 2024. Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on July 9 that he was recalling El Salvador’s ambassador to Mexico...

New Attractions and Events Await Visitors at El Salvador’s National Parks.

New Attractions and Events Await Visitors at El Salvador’s National Parks.

Eny Aguinada, president of ISTU, shared in an interview, the efforts to create healthy recreation spaces for Salvadoran families, especially during the Fiestas Julias in Santa Ana. “On Sunday the 20th, we’ll have various activities at...

El Salvador Rejects Mexico’s Claims

El Salvador Rejects Mexico’s Claims

(MENAFN) El Salvador’s president is strongly refuting Mexico’s assertions that a plane carrying cocaine departed from his nation prior to being seized in Mexican airspace. Omar Garcia Harfuch, the head of Mexico’s security, announced at a press...

Dual Court Rulings Will See Media Darling ‘Maryland Man’ Back On The Streets

Dual Court Rulings Will See Media Darling ‘Maryland Man’ Back On The Streets

A federal judge issued a ruling barring ICE from detaining suspected MS-13 member and illegal alien human smuggler Kilmar Abrego Garcia just as a different judge ruled the Salvadoran national could be released from the Tennessee jail as he awaits...

El Salvador says US has legal jurisdiction over migrants deported to CECOT

El Salvador says US has legal jurisdiction over migrants deported to CECOT

The question of who holds legal jurisdiction over 140 Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. to El Salvador’s high-security CECOT prison remains unresolved, with court filings from both governments offering conflicting explanations. In its...

Who are the Venezuelan immigrants Trump sent to a Salvadoran prison?

Who are the Venezuelan immigrants Trump sent to a Salvadoran prison?

by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune, Alianza Rebelde Investiga and Cazadores de Fake News Published July 23, 2025We’ve compiled a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador. To do so, ProPublica, The...

How the Media Probes Trump’s Trade and Immigration Enforcement

FOIAengine: Requests Run the Gamut from Child Detentions to China Trade In the six months since President Trump’s inauguration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has received hundreds of news media Freedom of Information Act requests seeking...

The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison

The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison

The information in this database covers 238 of the Venezuelan men who were sent to CECOT, a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, on March 15, and whose names were first published by CBS News. The men were released last week and returned to...

Trump media’s $2 billion Bitcoin investment fuels crypto and political controversy

Trump media’s $2 billion Bitcoin investment fuels crypto and political controversy

Trump media’s $2 billion Bitcoin investment fuels crypto and political controversy In a landmark move that has ignited both financial markets and political debate, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) – the company behind the conservative social...

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