All news on the topic: El Salvador

A federal judge in Tennessee on Friday dismissed an indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration last year, for human smuggling.

An active-duty U.S. Army soldier and Afghanistan war veteran shared with CBS News his ongoing concern about the possibility that his newly freed wife might be deported to a country where she has no connections, thereby jeopardizing his long-standing career in the American military.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement released the wife of an active-duty U.S. Army soldier and Afghanistan war veteran on Thursday, following a monthlong detention, according to her husband, Sgt. 1st Class Jose Serrano, as reported by CBS News.

The number of people deported to El Salvador from the U.S. almost doubled in the initial months of 2026, according to official data. This increase comes as Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has positioned himself as an ally willing to assist the Trump administration in expediting deportations, a key priority.

Over a year after Kilmar Abrego Garcia secured a victory at the U.S. Supreme Court — compelling the Trump administration to return him from El Salvador — federal officials still appear uncertain about what exactly they plan to do with him.

The man ICE shot two days ago in Northern California "has a long recovery ahead of him" after being wounded more than half a dozen times, according to his attorney, who visited him at the hospital for the first time on Thursday.

A British computer scientist has asserted that he is not the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, following a report that purported to reveal him as the developer.

Russia is actively recruiting mercenaries from countries in Latin America and Africa to participate in the Kremlin’s "special military operation."

The Trump administration has spent more than $30 million to send migrants to far-flung countries that are not their own, including, in a few instances, paying over $1 million a person, a new report from the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says.

Rodolfo Delgado, El Salvador’s attorney general and a trusted ally of President Nayib Bukele, has halted a money-laundering investigation into Alba Petróleos de El Salvador, a company funded by the Venezuelan government, whose operations are connected to bank accounts associated with the president.

Walter Josué Huete Alvarado had a minor infraction on his criminal record—a DUI from his teenage years—but that shouldn’t be significant in El Salvador. However, Alvarado’s U.S. passport didn’t stop the Salvadoran police from taking him away, accusing him of being an MS-13 gang member.

CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss defended her decision to pull a controversial “60 Minutes” segment on an El Salvador prison, telling staff Monday the piece “wasn’t ready” and needed more reporting — pushing back on accusations that the last-minute move was politically motivated.

The Trump administration said it could soon deport Salvadoran illegal immigrant Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the African nation of Liberia after reaching an agreement with that country, according to a Department of Homeland Security filing Friday.

A video of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's arrest by ICE has become widely viewed after he criticized the United States' "corrupt government."

Victor Martinez-Hernandez, a 24-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador, is set to be sentenced Monday morning after he was found guilty of raping and killing the mom-of-five while she was jogging in Baltimore in 2023.

A leaked draft of the report scales back criticisms of human rights abuses in El Salvador, Russia and Israel.

Andry Hernández, a gay makeup artist, was allowed entry into the U.S. due to the persecution he would encounter in Venezuela

The political party of El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has sanctioned amendments to the constitution permitting unlimited presidential re-election and lengthening terms to six years

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, believed to be affiliated with the MS-13 gang, will stay in a Tennessee jail for at least another month. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers will not be able to take him into custody right away when he is released, as determined by two judges in separate rulings on Wednesday

The White House fiercely criticized Hunter Biden when the former first son unleashed six f-bombs in a mere 30 seconds while expressing his anger over President Trump's immigration policies

The Venezuelan and Salvadoran governments confirmed the swap on Friday afternoon.

This spring, House Democrats spent over $7,000 from their campaign budgets on flights to El Salvador and a booking at a luxurious Hilton hotel, even though some claimed they were covering the cost of trips to see a purported foreign gang member "from their own pockets."

With vast new funding and the approval of the Supreme Court, the United States is establishing a "global gulag."