The Trump administration quietly dropped charges against several MS-13 members earlier this year even though the president claimed during the campaign that he would crack down on international criminal organizations, including the Salvador-born one.
A recent New York Times investigation revealed that American prosecutors have amassed substantial evidence of a pact between the Salvadoran government and some high-ranking MS-13 leaders who agreed to drive down violence and bolster Bukele politically in exchange for cash and perks in jail.
