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Capital

San Salvador

Head of State

President Nayib Bukele

Head of Government

President Nayib Bukele

Police officers keep watch on new inmates at the CECOT facility in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in March 2023. Photo: El Salvador Presidency Press Office via AFP

Donald Trump

Pulled story on Trump immigration crackdown accidentally airs on Canadian app

The ‘60 Minutes’ segment on migrants sent to a notorious El Salvador mega-prison was quickly removed, but copies have spread online.

24 Dec 2025 - 8:04AM

United States

Trump administration triples ‘self-deport’ stipend to US$3,000

22 Dec 2025 - 10:14PM

United States

Did ‘political’ reasons postpone ‘60 Minutes’ report on El Salvador prison?

22 Dec 2025 - 9:38PM

China-Latin America relations

China seeks greater influence in US backyard

The US is trying to shut China out of Latin America, even as the Asian nation outlines plans to further grow trade and investment in the resource-rich region.

17 Dec 2025 - 5:00PM

Chile’s President-elect Jose Antonio Kast. (Photo: Xinhua)

United States

US judge blocks ICE from re-detaining Abrego Garcia

The order comes less than a day after Kilmar Abrego Garcia, previously wrongfully deported to El Salvador, was released from immigration detention.

12 Dec 2025 - 10:29PM

United States

Judge orders release of Salvadorean who was wrongfully deported by Trump admin

The case has highlighted the president’s hardline immigration stance, with officials saying Abrego Garcia will never again be free in the US.

12 Dec 2025 - 7:15AMvideocam

Donald Trump

This Thanksgiving, Trump pardons turkeys and roasts foes

The US president took aim at senior Democrats Schumer and Pelosi, predecessor Joe Biden and son Hunter, and Chicago’s J.B. Pritzker.

26 Nov 2025 - 11:01AM

US first lady Melania Trump looks on as US President Donald Trump pardons Gobble the turkey at the White House on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Americas and the Caribbean

Ecuador voters reject return of US bases, in blow to Trump ally Noboa

Vote effectively blocks the US from returning to an airbase that was once a hub for its anti-drug operations.

17 Nov 2025 - 4:28PM

Donald Trump

Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods, in inflation U-turn

The move marks a sharp reversal from the US president, who has insisted that his import duties are not fuelling higher grocery prices.

15 Nov 2025 - 1:21PM

United States

Bananas and beef: White House unveils Latin America trade deals

Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador and El Salvador have agreed to open their markets to US products in exchange for tariff relief on some items.

14 Nov 2025 - 7:38AM

Handlers shake hands at the livestock market in Canuelas, Argentina’s main cattle trading hub, in October. Photo: AP

United States

Trump’s deportation of Abrego Garcia likely vindictive: judge

The judge cited ‘remarkable statements’ from a Deputy Attorney General as evidence the indictment was retaliatory for the deportee’s challenge.

4 Oct 2025 - 8:30AM

Kilmar Abrego Garcia appears for a check-in at an ICE field office in Baltimore. Photo: Reuters

United States

Abrego Garcia denied asylum in US immigration case, appeal pending

The ruling follows the Salvadorean’s mistaken deportation in March, which has been a focal point in the debate over Trump’s immigration policy.

3 Oct 2025 - 12:02AM

Stablecoins

Stablecoin giant Tether seeks funding at US$500 billion valuation

Tether is in talks with investors to raise as much as US$20 billion through a private placement.

24 Sep 2025 - 4:52PMvideocam

US immigration

US federal judge blocks Trump effort to expand speedy deportations

The order is a setback for the Trump administration’s goal of deporting 1 million migrants a year.

1 Sep 2025 - 12:23PM

US federal agents working for ICE detain immigrants and asylum seekers reporting for immigration court proceedings in New York City. File photo: AFP

United States

Why are so many nations accepting deportees from Trump’s America?

Aid, political support, and trade deals might be motivating these controversial agreements.

28 Aug 2025 - 5:27PM

Guatemalan migrants descend from a US military plane after being deported from the US at the Guatemalan Air Force Base in January.
Photo: Guatemalan Migration Institute/AFP

United States

Kilmar Abrego Garcia seeks asylum in US to prevent deportation to Uganda

By seeking asylum in the US, the wrongfully deported Salvadorean national reignites legal battles and highlights policy contradictions.

28 Aug 2025 - 12:35AM

United States

US federal judge dismisses Trump lawsuit in Maryland deportation case

A Trump-appointed judge questioned the Trump administration’s lawsuit against all 15 Maryland judges challenging a deportation pause order.

26 Aug 2025 - 11:18PM

Donald Trump

Trump suggests Americans ‘like a dictator’ as he clamps down on Washington

Trump complained that he was not getting credit for his National Guard-backed crackdown on crime and immigration in the US capital.

26 Aug 2025 - 9:22AM

Soldier patrol outside the National Guard’s headquarters at the DC Armoury near the Washington Monument on Monday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

United States

Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he surrenders to ICE

The Trump administration is pushing for his removal from the US amid contested gang allegations and smuggling charges.

25 Aug 2025 - 9:27PM

United States

Wrongly deported Abrego Garcia could be sent to Uganda after rejecting plea deal

Abrego Garcia’s case became a flashpoint in Trump’s immigration agenda after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March.

24 Aug 2025 - 5:03AM

Venezuela

US doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro to US$50 million

The Trump administration has accused Venezuela’s president of being one of the world’s largest narco-traffickers.

8 Aug 2025 - 2:27PM

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. Photo: AFP

US immigration

Rwanda says reached deal to take up to 250 migrants deported from US

Trump administration is seeking to ramp up removals to third countries, including convicted criminals to South Sudan and eSwatini.

5 Aug 2025 - 1:19PM

Donald Trump aims to deport millions of immigrants in the US illegally and his administration has sought to ramp up removals to third countries. File photo: US Department of Defence via AFP

Americas and the Caribbean

El Salvador clears path for endless Bukele rule by scrapping term limits

Changes will allow indefinite presidential re-election, extend terms from five years to six and scrap run-offs.

1 Aug 2025 - 3:08PM

Venezuela

Migrants deported from US claim torture, sexual abuse in El Salvador prison

Venezuelan men, deported under a Trump migrant crackdown, report horrific conditions in notorious CECOT facility.

22 Jul 2025 - 2:21PM

US immigration

US will try to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to ‘third country’ before trial

Justice Department lawyer reveals plan to expel El Salvadoran man, who is at the centre of a lawsuit over deportation.

8 Jul 2025 - 11:59AM

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported to El Salvador and imprisoned in March before being returned to the United States. Photo: Abrego Garcia family via Reuters

France

El Salvador takes swipe at Paris fashion show over tribute to mega-prison

President Nayib Bukele said the event attempted to ‘glorify criminality’ as he offered to send prisoners to France.

29 Jun 2025 - 3:52PM

The Terrorism Confinement Centre prison in El Salvador. Photo: Reuters

US immigration

Supreme Court allows swift deportation of migrants away from home countries

Divided court lifts order, paving way for removals to third countries; dissenters warn of torture and death risks.

24 Jun 2025 - 1:41PM

US immigration

US considers adding 36 countries to travel ban, memo says

State Department memo reveals potential expansion targeting nations failing on security benchmarks and cooperation.

16 Jun 2025 - 12:51PM

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