U.S. Sends Attack Aircraft to El Salvador Amid Regional Troop Buildup

A New York Times analysis of satellite imagery and air traffic control communications found that U.S. military planes began operating out of the Central American country in mid-October.

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Guatemala Welcomes U.S. Help in Gang Crackdown After Prison Break

President Bernardo Arévalo called an overhaul of his country’s prison system an “absolute priority” after 20 inmates accused of belonging to the Barrio 18 group were found to have escaped undetected.

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Journalist Mario Guevara Is Deported After Being Held Over 100 Days

The Salvadoran journalist was arrested in June while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta. Those charges were dropped, his lawyers said.

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Abrego Garcia Moved to Detention Center in Pennsylvania

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the man sent to El Salvador in violation of a court order, was transferred from an immigration facility in Virginia, his lawyers said Friday.

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Journalist Held by ICE Faces ‘Imminent’ Deportation, His Lawyers Say

The journalist, Mario Guevara, has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since June, when he was arrested while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta.

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José María Tojeira, 78, Dies; Pursued Killers of His Fellow Priests

As the Jesuit leader in Central America, he pushed for justice when six priests were shot to death in the midst of El Salvador’s civil war.

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Deportation Fears Are Fueling Money Transfers to Latin America

Money transfers to Guatemala, Honduras and other nations have increased in recent months, totaling billions of dollars. Undocumented migrants in the United States say they are sending money to relatives while they can.

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Lawyers for Abrego Garcia Seek Gag Order Against Trump Officials

The request came after President Trump and several of his top aides had attacked Mr. Abrego Garcia as a threat, even though federal judges have ruled that he is not a danger to the public.

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El Salvador Enacts Military-Style Rules on Haircuts and More in Schools

President Nayib Bukele says that his new education minister, a military officer, will restore discipline to schools where gangs once recruited. A school workers’ union called the appointment “absurd.”

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Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Suit Against Federal Bench in Maryland

The judge used the ruling to take President Trump and some of his top aides to task for having repeatedly attacked other judges who have dared to rule against the White House.

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