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Salvadoran Prison Chief Overseeing Trump Deportees Has Been Sanctioned By The U.S. For Negotiating With Gangs: Report

Osiris Luna, El Salvador's prison director, has been reportedly sanctioned by the U.S. for secretly negotiating with gangs

Latin Times

Why El Salvador President Bukele's foreign agents law is fueling democratic concerns

Human rights organizations, politicians and experts have sharply criticized a law approved by El Salvador’s Congress this week that seeks to limit foreign influence and corruption

The Independent UK

Like many populist leaders, Trump accuses judges of being illegitimate obstacles to safety and democracy

Federal judges and at times Supreme Court justices have repeatedly challenged – and blocked – President Donald Trump’s attempts to reshape fundamental aspects of American government.

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Washington Post Op-Ed Describes Infamous Salvadoran Prison As 'Political Human Zoo,' Decries Use Of Prisoners As Pawns

Carolina Miranda, a former columnist for the LA Times, wrote in the Washington Post an op-ed likening El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison to a human zoo, decrying its use for political purposes

Latin Times

Marco Rubio Dismisses System of Checks and Balances: 'Judge Cannot Tell Me How to Conduct Foreign Policy'

Trump administration Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied the judiciary's authority over him during a heated exchange with a Democratic Senator while testifying in front of the legislature.

Latin Times

Nearly Flown to El Salvador, Venezuelan Men Now Locked up in Texas — Their Fates Unknown

Detainees say they're being held in solitary confinement after family members helped them post about their situation on TikTok.

Capital & Main

Report: 50 Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Entered the U.S. Legally, Contrary to White House Claims

"It's not just one or two administrative errors," says the Cato Institute's David Bier.

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Most Migrants Deported to Imprisonment in El Salvador Under the Alien Enemies Act Had no Criminal Record and Many had Entered the US Legally

A new Cato Institute study by David Bier presents the most extensive available evidence on these points.

Reason

Marco Rubio clashes with Democratic senator in heated testimony: ‘I regret voting for you’

Defiant secretary of state says he has ‘no obligation’ to follow court orders for information in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation to Venezuela case

The Independent UK

At Least 50 Venezuelan Migrants Deported to El Salvador Prison Had The Entered U.S. Legally: Report

At least 50 Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador had entered the United States legally, according to a new report

Latin Times

Salvadoran lawyer and Bukele critic Ruth López arrested

Rights group have condemned the move and have expressed concern that the attorney's whereabouts are still not known.

Euronews

Judge rips Trump for trying to ‘set aside the rule of law’ in case of Venezuelan asylum-seeker deported to El Salvador

Administration has been accused of slow-walking similar case of wrongly deported man

The Independent UK

Trump news at a glance: thinktank finds legal immigrants stripped of protections and sent to El Salvador prison

Report comes as supreme court allows US president to revoke protected status for Venezuelans. Key US politics stories from 19 May 2025

The Guardian - US

At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds

Cato analysis goes against Trump administration’s claim that only undocumented people were deported to Cecot

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Lawyer for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison arrested

Ruth López held without access to lawyers at secret location accused of ‘embezzlement’ a decade ago

International Business Times

El Salvador Arrests Rights Lawyer Helping Deported Migrants

Police in El Salvador have arrested a prominent human rights lawyer with an organization helping families of imprisoned Venezuelan migrants who were deported by the United States, authorities said Monday.

Latin Times

Latin American Presidents Are Spending Millions To Lobby Trump, U.S. Government Records Reveal

The lobbying efforts by governments like El Salvador and Argentina span requests for trade deals, military support, energy investments, and diplomatic access

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: President sees setbacks in the courts and Congress as controversial Gulf tour ends

The supreme court blocks White House bid to resume deportations as lawyers say Venezuelans face ‘torture’ in El Salvador. Key US politics stories from Friday 16 May at a glance

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The Guardian - US

Supreme court blocks Trump bid to resume deportations under 1798 law

Administration’s appeal to quickly deport Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act rejected with two dissenting

International Business Times

Lawyers For Jailed Venezuelan Migrants Accuse El Salvador Of 'Torture'

Lawyers for 252 Venezuelans deported by US President Donald Trump's administration and imprisoned in El Salvador for two months alleged Friday that the migrants are victims of physical and emotional "torture."

Texas Observer

Shipped to El Salvador: An Austin Immigration Lawyer on Her Teen Client’s Forced ‘Disappearance’

“Due process hasn’t been protected. The process that is set in place in this country that is the basis and foundation of our legal system was not allowed to work.”

Roll Call

Senate Republicans halt resolution on El Salvador deportations - Roll Call

Senate Republicans stopped a measure seeking details about the prison in El Salvador where the administration has deported migrants.

Latin Times

El Salvador Insists 'Ball Is In' Trump's Court to Bring Abrego Garcia Home: 'The U.S. Is Paying to Keep Them There'

Sen. Chris Van Hollen pressed Salvadoran VP Félix Ulloa on the continued detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia despite the Supreme Court ruling demanding his return.

Latin Times

Trump Commerce Secretary's $600M Stake in Crypto Firm Operating In El Salvador Suggests Potential Conflict of Interest: Report

Lutnick's connection to Tether emerged during his January 2025 confirmation hearings, when Senator Elizabeth Warren raised concerns around his "ability to put the interests of the American people ahead of financial interests"

Latin Times

Intelligence Officials Disputed Trump's Claim About Venezuelan Govt. Controlling Tren de Aragua; Tulsi Gabbard Fired Them

DNI head Tulsi Gabbard fired two top officials involved in a report that disputed the Trump administration's rationale to invoke the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador

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