Pope names Catholic priest who criticized Trump as West Virginia bishop The Catholic Church has consistently championed the humane treatment of migrants and refugees globally The Independent UK · May 1
South Carolina woman meets Jonah Hill during El Salvador retreat, tells her fiancé, then ends her six-month engagement This isn’t the kind of story you hear every day. Just a day ago, @harpsurfs uploaded a video on her TikTok where she talked about how actor Jonah Hill contributed to her breakup with her boyfriend, with whom she was engaged for six months and was planning to marry. Although… The Mary Sue · May 1
CBS reporter publicly shreds Bari Weiss takeover as spreading ‘corporate meddling and editorial fear’ 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi clashed with Weiss last year over her report on migrants deported to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison The Independent UK · May 1
In Colombia and Brazil, presidential candidates offer old solutions to old problems On May 31st, Colombian voters will go to the polls with Abelardo de la Espriella – criminal lawyer, self-styled outsider, and self-described “Tiger” – securing his place in the runoff against left-wing Iván Cepeda. In Brazil, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro – the son of incarcerated former President Jair Bolsonaro – is… The Conversation · Apr 30
A mass trial in El Salvador and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean April 17–23, 2026 The Independent UK · Apr 24
Who Is the USWNT’s Opponent in 2027 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers? Emma Hayes’s team will head to Texas in November looking to book its spot in next summer’s World Cup in Brazil. Sports Illustrated · Apr 22
Nearly 500 alleged MS-13 members in El Salvador face a sweeping mass trial Nearly 500 alleged gang leaders face a collective trial in El Salvador, a practice criticized by human rights groups The Independent UK · Apr 21
How US presidents shift controversial actions abroad to get around limits at home When Donald Trump deported a group of Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador in 2025, it was the fulfilment of a long-held wish. Across both of his administrations Trump has pushed officials to find ways to brutalise immigrants, particularly those who are undocumented, believing that doing so will deter others from… The Conversation · Apr 21
Active-duty US Army sergeant's wife detained by ICE in Texas, could be deported to Mexico Sergeant First Class Jose Serrano, an active-duty US Army sergeant who served the military for 27 years, including several in Afghanistan, said the ICE is out of control after his wife Deisy Rivera Ortega, an El Salvadorian by birth, was detained by the ICE on April 14 in Texas. Ortega… The Times of India · Apr 20
US Appeals Court Blocks Judge from Pursuing Contempt Proceedings Over Trump's Deportation Flights The US Supreme Court has blocked contempt proceedings against the Trump administration over deportation flights, citing insufficient grounds for criminal charges and potential overreach by Judge Boasberg. International Business Times UK · Apr 15
Federal charges filed against man shot by ICE agents during raid The encounter was among a string of shootings during the Trump administration’s aggressive push to detain and deport immigrants in the country illegally The Independent UK · Apr 14
Man shot by ICE in California has been arrested by the FBI, attorney says The attorney for a man shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an enforcement stop in California says his client was arrested by the FBI after being discharged from a hospital The Independent UK · Apr 13
An attorney for a man shot by ICE in California says his client denies being a gang member The attorney for a man shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an arrest in central California says his client is recovering after three surgeries for multiple gunshot wounds and that he denies being a gang member The Independent UK · Apr 9
Man shot by ICE in California is not gang member, attorney says The attorney disputed claims that Mendoza has a warrant out for his arrest in El Salvador The Independent UK · Apr 8
The Conversation · Apr 8 Philadelphia’s 40-year history of protecting undocumented immigrants began with churches hiding refugees from El Salvador In the midst of a civil war, married couple Ernesto and Linda Fuentes fled their home country of El Salvador and headed for Philadelphia, via Mexico, in November 1983.
The Independent UK · Apr 7 From deportation to court, key events in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's fight with the Trump administration Kilmar Abrego Garcia entered the news in March 2025 after he was deported to El Salvador despite a court ruling that should have prevented it
The Times of India · Apr 7 ICE agents shoot man in California wanted in El Salvador; suspect tried to run over officers Federal immigration officers from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot a man on Tuesday morning during a law enforcement action in Stanislaus County, California, authorities said. The shooting occurred during a vehicle stop along Interstate 5 near Sperry Avenue in Patterson.
International Business Times · Apr 5 Elon Musk Endorses Bukele on Victims Rights Over Killers in Viral X Post as El Salvador Crime Plummets Elon Musk threw his weight behind El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday, replying "Exactly" to a viral video clip in which Bukele questioned why some activists seem more concerned with the human rights of killers than with the rights of women who don't want to be raped or children…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27 First Thing: Saudi Arabia urging US to keep up Iran attacks, intelligence source confirms Mohammed bin Salman said to consider war a ‘historic opportunity’ to remake Middle East. Plus, Senate passes funding package for Homeland Security that excludes ICE
The Guardian - US · Mar 26 Venezuelans deported by US detail fresh claims of torture and abuse at El Salvador mega-prison Petition seeks accountability from Salvadorian authorities over human rights violations at notorious Cecot facility
Latin Times · Mar 25 Venezuelan Deported to El Salvador Prison Sues U.S. For More Than $1 Million Over Abuse: 'I Thought About Hanging Myself' A Venezuelan man deported from the United States and detained in El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison has filed a federal lawsuit seeking at least $1.3 million in damages, alleging he was subjected to abuse amounting to torture.
The Independent UK · Mar 25 Venezuelan sues Trump administration for $1.3M over ‘government-sanctioned torture’ at notorious El Salvador prison Neiyerver Adrián León Rengel said he spent four months in El Salvador’s CECOT prison
The Independent UK · Mar 17 El Salvador's Bukele proposes life prison sentences in nation that has imprisoned 1% of population El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and his party are pushing forward a constitutional reform that would permit life prison sentences in a country that has imprisoned more than 1% of its population in its war on gangs
The Guardian - UK · Mar 17 Surfing’s big break: how climate crisis insurance may save El Salvador’s waves Fearing that extreme weather threatened its epic breaks, Oriente Salvaje is piloting the first surf insurance policy to protect livelihoods and ecosystems
Latin Times · Mar 16 U.S., El Salvador Disappearing and Arbitrarily Detaining Salvadorans Deported From the U.S., Human Rights Watch Claims The report was based on 20 interviews with relatives and lawyers of 11 Salvadorans who were deported from the United States between March and October of last year and were immediately detained in El Salvador.