Overview

• Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele met at the White House to reinforce their partnership on deporting immigrants, with over 250 individuals now detained in El Salvador's Cecot prison.
• The Trump administration invoked an 18th-century wartime law to expel suspected gang members, primarily Venezuelans accused of ties to the Tren de Aragua organization.
• El Salvador received $6 million from the U.S. for accepting detainees, though new 10% U.S. tariffs are impacting nearly one-third of Salvadoran exports.
• The deportation policy faces criticism from human rights groups over allegations of forced disappearances and arbitrary detentions.
• A judicial dispute continues over Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran immigrant mistakenly deported, with U.S. courts demanding his return despite logistical challenges.