El Salvador authorities seized a massive 6.6-tonne cocaine shipment in the Pacific Ocean, intercepted aboard the 54-meter vessel FMS EAGLE. The National Navy’s operation, valued at around $165 million, led to the arrest of 10 people who now face prosecution for international drug trafficking. The confiscated drugs were displayed near La Union Naval Base, highlighting El Salvador’s ongoing efforts to combat narcotics smuggling.


El Salvador Seizes $165M Cocaine Shipment in Pacific Operation

The changes will also shorten Bukele’s current term by two years, so that the presidential, legislative, and municipal elections cuold be held together in 2027. The move is being slammed by critics as establishing one-party rule

A Central American dictator? El Salvador just ENABLED gang-busting, crypto-loving president Bukele to potentially ‘rule for life’

During the three-hour conversation, Biden slammed Trump, calling him a "f***ing dictator thug" for his move to deport violent illegal immigrants to El Salvadorian prison. When Callaghan asked if Biden meant Trump or Bukele was a "thug," Biden said, "both."



'F***ing dictator thug': Hunter Biden's profanity-laced podcast, slams Trump for 'illegal aliens' crackdown

Despite the court’s order, the Trump administration did not facilitate the return to the US. After several months, he was charged with human smuggling, after which he was released from Salvadoran custody and sent back to the US to face those charges.

Beaten, starved, and tortured: Kilmar Abrego Garcia reveals SHOCKING details of treatment in El Salvador prison

Following extensive diplomatic negotiations between El Salvador’s government and the Trump administration, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was brought back to the US from El Salvador on Friday.

Abrego Garcia returns to US: Mistakenly deported Salvadoran man faces migrant smuggling charges

Prada had been in the US for only a few months. However, for many days, Prada's whereabouts were unknown due to Immigration officials holding him. WORLD

One wrong turn that led to El Salvador prison - How Trump administration arrested McDonald's delivery guy

Four Democratic U.S. representatives arrived in El Salvador on Monday hoping to compel the Trump administration to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man mistakenly deported and now held in a notorious prison in that country. Watch to know more!

US Congress Members Visit El Salvador To Facilitate Release Of Deported Man

The US is either slapping tariffs or deporting people; this has been a major agenda for Trump 2.0. In a quest to deport immigrants, an erroneous deportation took place. Trump says he is not innocent. World

Not 'innocent': Trump administration's flip-flop deportation adds to American man's woes in El Salvador

World: An immigration judge had granted Abrego Garcia protection from being deported to El Salvador 2019, citing his ‘well-founded’ fear of future persecution from local gangs, allowing him to stay in the US under strict conditions.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, erroneously deported to El Salvador, unaware of global attention on his case

US Senator Chris Van Hollen met Kilmer Abrego-Garcia, a man who was erroneously deported to El Salvador, currently being held in a mega-prison.

First US erroneously deports man to El Salvador, now senator goes to meet him with no news on return

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported during a crackdown on illegal immigrants by Donald Trump, was seen "healthy" and enjoying margaritas with Senator Chris Van Hollen in a recent photo shared by the El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. The photo has fueled the ongoing storm around his health and deportation.

Maryland Senator Van Hollen meets Kilmar Ábrego García in El Salvador

World | Although the Trump administration has called Garcia's deportation a mistake and the US apex court has ordered officials to facilitate his return, the El Salvador president said his government has no basis to send the 29-year-old back.

El Salvador's Garcia 'healthy' in first photo after 'mistaken' deportation by Trump. Here's the curious case of the Maryland man

The wrongful deportation of Abrego Garcia has sparked political outrage, with a Maryland senator visiting El Salvador to advocate for his release. A US judge has found probable cause for contempt, but El Salvador has rejected all diplomatic pleas. The White House now redirects attention to a Maryland woman killed in El Salvador, intensifying the controversy.

Trump administration slammed over wrongful deportation of Abrego Garcia

President Donald Trump has sparked controversy by proposing that a US citizen, Abrego Garcia, be jailed in El Salvador, arguing that homegrown criminals should be deported. The legality of the idea remains unclear, with the US Attorney General dodging direct questions. Meanwhile, Garcia’s wife has pleaded for both Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to “stop playing political games.”

Trump suggests jailing US citizen in El Salvador amid uproar

President Trump hosted El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele at the White House, where the two leaders discussed immigration and the controversial deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. While Trump vowed mass deportations, Bukele distanced himself from Kilmar’s return, saying he lacks the power. Watch to know more!

El Salvador's President Bukele refuses to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US

World: “I hope you’re not suggesting that I smuggle a terrorist into the United States,” El Salvador’s President Bukele said when asked if he planned to send him back.

Key takeaway from Trump, Bukele meet? Maryland dad Armando Garcia ‘mistakenly’ deported to El Salvador won’t be returning

World: Bukele, who refers to himself as the “world’s coolest dictator,” has played a key part in helping the Trump administration send deportees back to El Salvador.

‘One hell of a president’: Trump praises ‘world’s coolest dictator’ Bukele as El Salvador jails US deportees in mega-prison

The US Supreme Court has ordered the return of Salvadoran migrant Abrego Garcia, who was deported on March 15 due to what officials now call an "administrative error." The court has asked the Trump administration to facilitate Garcia’s reentry into the United States. Watch to know more!

US Supreme Court orders return of deported Salvadoran

World: Romero is gay, and had sought asylum in the US, and told officials that he faced prosecution because of his sexual orientation and political views.

'F***ing crazy to deport gay hairdressers': Trump's fan Joe Rogan slams US president for 'horrific' deportations

World: Abrego-Garcia had a protected status, but Vance defended his deportation, with the Trump administration saying that they can't do anything to get him back.

'Convicted MS-13 gang member': JD Vance defends deportation of Maryland father to Trump's fav El Salvador prison

World: Noem's visit comes as the Trump administration has deported alleged Venezuelan gang members prison which they describe as the "worst of the worst".

'If you commit crimes against America...': DHS Secretary Kristi Noem warns as she visits Trump's fav El Salvador prison

So, as the Trump Administration expands its immigration crackdown, the US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited El Salvador's terrorism confinement center where hundreds of Venezuelans have been deported from the United States on very contested grounds. During her visit, Noem in fact toured the prison at Tecoluca along with El Salvador's Minister of Justice and Public Security, Gustavo Villatoro. Watch in for more details!

US Homeland Security Secy issues immigration warning in front of El Salvador mega-prison inmates

World: El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison, an acronym for Terrorism Confinement Centre in Spanish, is Latin America's biggest prison with a capacity for 40,000 inmates.

‘Heads shaved, stripped down...’: How horribly inmates are treated in El Salvador’s mega prison

World: Calling these people "sick terrorist thugs", US President Donald Trump said they could get "20-year jail sentences" for what they are doing to Musk and Tesla.

‘Could get jailed in El Salvador prisons’: Trump threatens ‘terrorists’ harming Musk, Tesla with 20-year jail

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