Overview
- Dylan Smaily Archila García, 23, submitted an amparo to the Constitutional Court on November 5 seeking to suspend or annul the law now in force.
- Court officials confirmed receipt of the petition, which challenges the October 14 congressional vote on grounds of legality, legal certainty, and due process.
- Archila is registered by prosecutors as an MS‑13 member and is serving a six‑year sentence for extortion, according to a 2023 prosecution notice.
- The law increases penalties for gang-related crimes, including raising extortion sentences to as much as 18 years, and mirrors U.S. terrorism designations.
- Coverage notes conflicting reports on the lawyer’s name—identified as Alfredo Mazariegos in one account and Edgar Mazariegos in another—while authorities cite recent crises such as the escape of 20 Barrio 18 inmates from Fraijanes II and President Bernardo Arévalo’s stance against an El Salvador–style crackdown.