And yet, his approval ratings hover between 85–90%. To many Salvadorans, the tradeoff—liberty for safety—feels worth it. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with El Salvador's ...

Last Tuesday, the State Department upgraded El Salvador’s travel rating to a coveted Level 1, a long-sought goal of President Nayib Bukele that designates the country as one of the safest places ...

Bukele has imprisoned tens of thousands of Salvadorans without trial or due process, raising the nation’s incarceration rate to two percent of the population — the highest in the world.

An Oval Office meeting between President Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador was a blunt example of Mr. Trump’s defiance of the federal courts. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs Reporting from ...

Trump was most concerned with immigration and, under Bukele, the number of Salvadorans heading for the U.S. border declined. Bukele’s relationship with the U.S. grew more complicated at the ...

The group has filed over 7,200 unanswered habeas corpus claims for Salvadorans arrested under Bukele. Bukele came to power in 2019 on promises he would combat the country's notorious gangs and ...

Trump was most concerned with immigration and, under Bukele, the number of Salvadorans heading for the US border declined sharply.

Tim Kaine (D-Va.). “The Bukele regime has for many years rounded up tens of thousands of Salvadorans without due process, and indefinitely crammed them into overpopulated megaprisons.” ...

Trump was most concerned with immigration and, under Bukele, the number of Salvadorans heading for the U.S. border declined.Bukele’s relationship with the U.S. grew more complicated at the start ...