A wave of violence inside and outside prisons drew attention to President Bernardo Arévalo's fragile political balancing act ...

A Cristosal report documents 245 cases of political persecution in El Salvador, showing arrests, pretrial detention and vicarious pressure on families in places like Nahuizalco.

Trump administration accused Luis Muñoz Pinto of being part of the Tren de Aragua gang. Now living in Colombia he hopes to clear his name and study engineering in the US ...

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Denver announced a man in Grand Junction was arrested earlier this week for his connection to MS-13.

They say every man has his price, no matter how deep the hate. For the two biggest beasts of the Los Angeles underworld, MS-13 and the 18th Street Gang, that hatred has spanned decades, fueled by ...

The U.S. Embassy in Guatemala has issued a security alert warning Americans to use “increased caution” when in the Central American country. “The U.S. Embassy has lifted the shelter-in-place order for ...

Gang members sparked riots in multiple prisons across Guatemala on Saturday, taking more than 40 guards and staff as hostages. The unrest stems from ongoing tensions after authorities shifted top ...

Gang groups rioted on Saturday in several Guatemalan prisons, where they have been protesting since 2025 over the transfer of their leaders to a maximum-security facility, authorities said. The Barrio ...

WESLACO, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) apprehended a confirmed Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member and deported felon in Hidalgo County last week. The arrest occurred on ...

Guards escort inmates allegedly linked to criminal organizations at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Salvadoran Government via Getty Images Continuing its tough-on-crime policy ...

Dec. 22 (UPI) --Courts in El Salvador have imposed prison sentences totaling centuries on members of the Mara Salvatrucha gang, or MS-13, in one of the harshest judicial decisions since the country ...

More than 240 members of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, gang, were sentenced to hundreds of years in prison in El Salvador. In a post on social media, the Central American country's ...