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Economy

Trump touts Western hemisphere trade deals amid grocery price pressure

Trump announced a series of trade and tariff deals as a way to counter criticism over rising food costs, framing them as a boost to supply chains and cheaper imports such as bananas and coffee.

El Salvador

Salvadoran ex-army officers convicted for murder of Dutch journalists

The three men, who are now in their 80s and 90s, each received a 15-year jail sentence.

World News

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.

Europe News

Trump needs prison space - can Europe help him out?

As the European Union scrambles to find bargaining chips for future trade talks with the Trump administration, there is something Brussels could offer to catch the US president’s attention: prison space.

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USA

Judge slams Trump administration for 'bad faith' in deportation case

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is still being held in El Salvador despite the US government's admission that he was deported due to an 'administrative error'.

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Families of Venezuelans detained in El Salvador protest in Caracas

Relatives of Venezuelans imprisoned in El Salvador held a protest outside the UN offices in Caracas on Tuesday, denouncing what they called “kidnappings” by Salvadoran authorities.

USA

US judge says Trump administration likely acted in contempt of court

If the Justice Department declines to prosecute the matter, District Judge James E. Boasberg said he will appoint another attorney to prosecute the contempt.

El Salvador

Trump to host Bukele as El Salvador deportation deal faces scrutiny

El Salvador’s leader has become a vital ally for the US president as his administration cracks down on immigration.

USA

Judge condemns deportation of Maryland father as 'wholly lawless'

The Trump administration admitted last week that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's deportation was due to an 'administrative error'.

USA

Trump lawyers admits man was mistakenly deported to Salvadoran prison

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia had legal protection from being deported to his home country of El Salvador, from which his lawyers say he fled aged 16.

El Salvador

Top US official tours El Salvador prison holding deported Venezuelans

In a video filmed at the jail, Kristi Noem warned immigrants that they could face the same fate as the 238 Venezuelans controversially deported by the Trump administration on 15 March.

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Kristi Noem visits El Salvador prison holding US deportees

Visiting a high-security El Salvador prison, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reinforced the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown while inspecting deported Venezuelans held under harsh conditions for alleged gang ties.

El Salvador

El Salvador offers to accept deportees and US citizens in its prisons

President Bukele said his country will accept convicted criminals of all nationalities, including US citizens, into its prison system for a fee.

World News

Biden extends stay in US for 800,000 Venezuelans, Salvadorans

The Department of Homeland Security also extended Temporary Protected Status for more than 103,000 Ukrainians and 1,900 Sudanese that are already living in the US.

Markets

Church urges El Salvador's president to keep ban on gold mining

The country banned all metals mining above ground and below in 2017 in order to protect the small country's water resources from contamination.

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WATCH: El Salvador transfers 2,000 inmates to mega prison

President Nayib Bukele ordered the construction of the mega prison when El Salvador began massive arrests in response to a surge in gang violence in March 2022. The facility now holds thousands of accused or convicted gang members.