A judge in El Salvador has ordered attorney Enrique Anaya — a well-known critic of President Nayib Bukele — to remain in jail ...

CECOT is home to around 15,000 inmates, and it can hold up to 40,000. The high-security prison is a key part of President Nayib Bukele's program to combat serious gang crime in El Salvador.

Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s authoritarian president, brands himself the “world’s coolest dictator.” But he oversees an increasingly dismal economy.

Earlier this year, El Faro dropped another bombshell. One gang leader told the outlet, on video, that his criminal group had struck a deal with Bukele’s party to help him win his election as ...

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele waves as he departs following a meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Washington. (Credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta ...

The president met with El Salvadorian leader Nayib Bukele in April. Since then, Bukele has come under scrutiny for his role in stopping MS-13.

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele was re-elected for a second term in a landslide win. Bukele has overseen a vast and brutal crackdown on gangs, transforming the nation from one of the ...

Centerpiece of the war on street gangs - CECOT is home to around 15,000 inmates, and it can hold up to 40,000. The high-security prison is a key part of President Nayib Bukele's program to combat ...

Days before his arrest outside his daughter’s house in the outskirts of San Salvador, constitutional lawyer Enrique Anaya called Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele a “dictator” and a ...

Bo Hines, a significant figure in U.S. crypto policy, met with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to discuss collaboration on bitcoin and digital assets.

A lawyer from a prominent human rights organization who has been an outspoken critic of some of President Nayib Bukele’s policies has demanded a public trial as police brought her before a judge ...

Democracy groups sue Trump administration over agreement with El Salvador to detain migrants, citing constitutional rights violations.