Ernesto Castro

Rodrigo Pacheco

Thiago Sussekind

Michael Paarlberg

Alfons Lopez Tena

Paolo Luers


Andres Pertierra

Hector Silva

Kenneth Roth

"El Salvador scraps term limits, paving way for far-right dictator Bukele to seek re-election and rule for life."

"Bukele's transformation into indefinite lord and master of El Salvador appears to be complete."

"Nayib Bukele can now stay in power forever if he pleases."

"Nayib Bukele—the darling dictator of the Latin right—can now govern forever."

Will Nayib Bukele Rule El Salvador for Life?

Secretary of State Marco Rubio made an agreement with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on March 13 to return nine MS-13 gang leaders in U.S. custody to El Salvador in exchange for access to the CECOT prison facility for deportations.</span

The Washington Post

Raw Story

Secretary of State Marco Rubio made an agreement with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on March 13 to return nine MS-13 gang leaders in U.S. custody to El Salvador in exchange for access to the CECOT prison facility for deportations.

Some of the MS-13 members requested by Bukele were confidential informants protected by the U.S. government, requiring Attorney General Pam Bondi to terminate Justice Department cooperation agreements with these individuals.</span

Anadolu Ajansı

The Independent

Some of the MS-13 members requested by Bukele were confidential informants protected by the U.S. government, requiring Attorney General Pam Bondi to terminate Justice Department cooperation agreements with these individuals.

The deal granted the Trump administration access to El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center to house Venezuelan deportees as part of mass deportation efforts, with approximately 250 Venezuelans later transferred to the facility.</span

The Daily Beast

The deal granted the Trump administration access to El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center to house Venezuelan deportees as part of mass deportation efforts, with approximately 250 Venezuelans later transferred to the facility.

César López Larios, charged with directing MS-13 operations in the United States, was deported to El Salvador two days after the Rubio-Bukele phone call, while eight other requested gang members remain in U.S. custody.</span

Los Cerritos Community Newspaper

Salon

César López Larios, charged with directing MS-13 operations in the United States, was deported to El Salvador two days after the Rubio-Bukele phone call, while eight other requested gang members remain in U.S. custody.

Justice Department officials and law enforcement experts criticized the arrangement as undermining years of investigation work and potentially damaging future cooperation with informants in criminal cases.</span

Justice Department officials and law enforcement experts criticized the arrangement as undermining years of investigation work and potentially damaging future cooperation with informants in criminal cases.

State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott defended the diplomatic efforts, stating that hardened gang members were returned to Venezuela, American hostages came home, and Americans are safer as a result of these initiatives.</span

FOX News

State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott defended the diplomatic efforts, stating that hardened gang members were returned to Venezuela, American hostages came home, and Americans are safer as a result of these initiatives.

US Trades MS-13 Leaders to El Salvador for Prison Access

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