El Salvador

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

17 Nov 2025 - 4:28PM

Donald Trump

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

15 Nov 2025 - 1:21PM

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

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

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

Tether’s USDT stablecoin has a market value of US$172 billion. Photo: Shutterstock

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

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

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

Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a protest rally in Baltimore on Monday. Photo: AP

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

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

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

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, (centre), leaves the Putnam County Jail in Cookeville, Tennessee on Friday. Photo: AP

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

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

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

Former detainees spoke of being held in ‘inhuman cells’, deprived of sunlight and ventilation. Photo: Reuters

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

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

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

A deportation flight at Fort Bliss, Texas. File photo: US Department of Defence via AFP

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

Earlier this month, Donald Trump signed a proclamation that banned the entry of citizens from 12 countries. Photo: TNS

Mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia returns to the US to face charges

The case became a lightning rod for criticism of Trump’s immigration policies after Abrego Garcia was wrongly sent to El Salvador.

7 Jun 2025 - 12:12PM

El Salvador convicts ex-military for 1982 killings of Dutch journalists

Former defence minister and two retired officers sentenced to 15 years in landmark ruling decades after civil war atrocity.

4 Jun 2025 - 1:26PM

Judge challenges US deportation of Asians to conflict-plagued South Sudan

Judge says US officials must keep control of migrants sent to African nation in case removals are unlawful.

21 May 2025 - 9:18PM

Migrants being deported at Fort Bliss, Texas, in February. File photo: US Department of Defence via AFP

Human rights

El Salvador arrests human rights lawyer helping deported migrants

Rights groups said the arrest reflected a trend of growing authoritarianism under President Bukele, a Trump ally.

20 May 2025 - 10:48AM

Ruth Eleonora Lopez was detained on Sunday. Photo: Attorney General of El Salvador via Reuters