El Salvador
'No Way Out': Grim Conditions In El Salvador's Mega-prison For Gangs
Built to house El Salvador's most dangerous gangsters, conditions at the maximum-security "Terrorism Confinement Center" (CECOT) are slammed by rights groups as inhumane.
Countries 'Began Reaching Out' To Trump Admin After Colombia Tariff Threat To Discuss Accepting Deportees
Donald Trump is pushing his "America First" ideology on foreign policy, making some Latin American countries open to striking deals on immigration.
Trump Crafting Asylum Deal With El Salvador To Send Deportees From Third Countries There
Such deportations are key for the Trump administration plans as many migrants targeted hail from countries who have shown reluctance to receive them
Mauricio Funes: Journalist Turned El Salvador President
Leading El Salvador from 2009 to 2014, Funes was a bespectacled former TV journalist who modeled himself on moderate leftist leaders, despite heading a party of former Marxist rebels.
Biden Extends US Stay for 800,000 Venezuelans and Salvadorians Less Than 2 Weeks Before Trump Takeover
The Biden administration cited the "severe humanitarian emergency" taking place in Venezuela as a motive to extend TPS status
Two Young Girls Carrying a Note Found at Texas Border After Being Abandoned By Migrant Smugglers
Texas authorities rescued two young migrant girls who were abandoned by smugglers at the southern border carrying only a note with an address and phone number.
Still $BTC Country: 'Headlines About The IMF Are Wrong,' Says El Salvador Bitcoin Office Director
El Salvador had to concede to some of the IMF's conditions to reach an agreement with the UN financial agency for a massive loan that could help boost its ailing economy, but it clarified Sunday that it will not give up on its Bitcoin strategic reserve.
El Salvador Plans To Sell Or Shut Its Crypto Wallet
The announcement came after the Central American nation's government reached a $1.4 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund that addressed its controversial embrace of bitcoin.
Trump Is Also Approaching El Salvador About Potentially Receiving Deportees
The transition team has reached out to the country through back channels. It is unclear whether the Bukele government will be open to the possibility
President's Push To Scrap Gold Mining Ban Causes Outcry In El Salvador
El Salvador was the first country in the world to ban the mining of metals in 2017, warning of the harmful effects of the chemicals used in mining, like cyanide and mercury.
Ecuador Has Turned From One of Latin America's Safest Countries Into a Narco-State In Just Five Years
Ecuador's homicide rate increased from 6.7 per 100,000 in 2019 to 45 per 100,000 in 2023; only Jamaica (49) has a higher rate in the Americas
Nayib Bukele Hails Vindication As Bitcoin Hits New All-Time Highs
Nayib Bukele is just one of the many Bitcoiners who feel vindicated after Bitcoin hit new all-time highs, but the El Salvadoran leader's case is particularly special, as he refused to bend to skeptics who questioned his $BTC strategy.
El Salvador Troops Target Gangs In Large-scale Operation
Images released by the government showed soldiers massing for the operation and heavily armed police patrolling the neighborhood and checking identity documents.
Why are Some Latin American Countries Ineligible for the 2026 Green Card Lottery?
The lottery was launched on Tuesday offering up to 55,000 diversity visas, yet countries like Venezuela, Honduras and Mexico are excluded
Will Argentina Soon Adopt El Salvador's Bitcoin, Volcano Bonds Strategy?
Argentina's vice president welcomed El Salvador's Nayib Bukele to the Senate Tuesday, expressing her interest in Bitcoin and asking the pro-Bitcoin leader to discuss the nation's volcano bonds.
Matt Gaetz Rejects Claim about El Salvador Caucus 'Whitewashing Abuses' by Bukele
Gaetz, chair of the Congressional El Salvador Caucus, called the allegations "baseless" and criticized the local organization, CISPES
Salvadoran organization accuses U.S. lawmakers grouped in El Salvador caucus of 'whitewashing abuses' by Bukele
The Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador published a document criticizing the group, saying it seeks to "boost the image of Bukele" and drive his agenda in the country
El Salvador police chief, key gangs crackdown, dies in helicopter crash: 'it can't be investigated as a mere accident'
Mauricio Arriaza Chicas died near the country's border with Honduras. President Bukele said the crash could not be investigated a mere "accident"
State Of Bitcoin Adoption In El Salvador 3 Years After $BTC Became Legal Tender
El Salvador is often dubbed the "Bitcoin country," given its various initiatives to drive adoption – how has adoption progressed since the nation became first in the world in adopting BTC as legal tender?
El Salvador gains another MAGA ally in bid to re-brand as safe nation
Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, is the newest member of the U.S. El Salvador Caucus
'Bitcoin Country' El Salvador's Students Now Learning About Mining ASICs
El Salvador continues to educate its people about Bitcoin, and students are now on a higher level of learning as they are being taught about ASICs – critical components of the crypto mining industry.
One in five naturalized migrants in 2023 came from Mexico, Dominican Republic, or Cuba
In 2023, 878,500 new citizens were welcomed by USCIS, according to a report from the agency.
A look at all the participating teams for the first-ever CONCACAF W Champions Cup
The official draw will take place on June 6; preliminary rounds are scheduled for August with the final set to be played in May 2025
Celebrating National Siblings Day With The Roldán Brothers, Seattle's Most Beloved Pair
From growing up playing together to facing each other in a World Cup Qualifying game, the Roldán's have always pushed each other to new heights
Record Remittances Provide Lifeline In Central America
Such remittances are now equivalent to a quarter of the combined economic output of the poverty-afflicted nations of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Five Takeaways From a Five-Star Sounders FC Performance Against CF Montréal
Seattle snaps its winless start to the 2024 season with biggest MLS win since 2020
Presidential Free-for-All: When Petro, Milei, AMLO and Bukele's Crossed Accusations Go Beyond Social Media
Their stark ideological differences have exceeded the personal realm and impacted the countries' diplomatic relations
El Salvador Makes Good On Daily Bitcoin Buy Promise, Now Holds 5,700 BTC
El Salvador isn't allowing a week-long Bitcoin slump to discourage its Bitcoin treasury goals as it did, as proven by on-chain data, purchase one BTC daily in the past 11 days.
Devils Whip Sinners In El Salvador Holy Week Tradition
The festival involving red-dressed "talciguines" -- devilish men in the Nahuatl language -- takes place once a year in the farming town of Texistepeque.
El Salvador's 'Bitcoin Beach' Cheers Cryptocurrency Surge
Located 58 kilometers (36 miles) southwest of the capital San Salvador, El Zonte gained its nickname due to its widespread early use of the cryptocurrency for payments.