There was no shortage of warning signs that Nayib Bukele would try to stay in power indefinitely, his critics say.

President Nayib Bukele says that his new education minister, a military officer, will restore discipline to schools where ...

For decades, life choices in El Salvador were either leave or die. People are returning after a crackdown on crime, but it’s come at a cost.

The Trump administration was offering some undocumented immigrants the option to self-deport – but in narrow circumstances ...

His supermajority in the legislative assembly has removed the constitutional barriers to unlimited re-election ...

Among this year's 2025 World Press Photo winners is Carlos Barrera, a documentary photographer and photojournalist. His photo ...

Extraordinary violence is among the factors pushing Central Americans north toward the U.S. In El Salvador, rival gangs like MS-13 and the 18th Street Gang kill thousands per year, despite a harsh ...

A record 2.5 million immigrants were deported during President Obama’s eight years in office, including around 150,000 to tiny El Salvador, a country with fewer residents than Los Angeles County.

Gang life in the poor Central American country of El Salvador is hard, but for a dozen former members of the feared 18th Street Gang, building a new life outside is no less difficult.

(Reuters) -There was no shortage of warning signs that El Salvador President Nayib Bukele would attempt to stay in power indefinitely, his critics say. There was the time Bukele stormed the ...