MS-13 gang member sentenced to 1,335 years in prison, others given hundreds of years in El Salvador

MS-13 gang member sentenced to 1,335 years in prison, others given hundreds of years in El Salvador

More than 240 members of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, gang, were sentenced to hundreds of years in prison in El Salvador. In a post on social media, the Central American country’s attorney general’s office said that 248 members of the gang had received “exemplary sentences” for 42 homicides and 42 disappearances, among other…

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Migrants deported to El Salvador prison remain under U.S. control, Salvadoran officials tell United Nations investigators

Migrants deported to El Salvador prison remain under U.S. control, Salvadoran officials tell United Nations investigators

WASHINGTON — The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the Venezuelan men who were deported from the U.S. to a notorious Salvadoran prison, contradicting public statements by officials in both countries. The revelation was contained in court filings Monday by lawyers for more than…

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El Salvador president denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s allegations of beatings, abuse in prison

El Salvador president denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s allegations of beatings, abuse in prison

The president of El Salvador is refuting allegations made by Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the man whose mistaken deportation by the Trump administration has fueled a monthslong legal saga — in which he said he was beaten and subject to psychological torture while in prison in the Central American country. President Nayib Bukele, in a post on the…

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