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El Salvador: Congress Votes to Allow Mass Trials for Gang Members

El Salvador: Congress Votes to Allow Mass Trials for Gang Members

El Salvador’s congress passed legislation on Wednesday that will permit courts to try accused gang members in mass trials. This is an effort to expedite thousands of cases for those imprisoned under an operation against street gangs.

Politics

El Salvador Ex-President Sentenced to 14 Years Over Gang Ties

El Salvador Ex-President Sentenced to 14 Years Over Gang Ties

In El Salvador's crackdown on criminal gangs, the current administration has sentenced former Pres. Mauricio Funes and his former Security Minister Gen. David Munguía Payes to 14 and 18 years behind bars, respectively, for their ties with criminal gangs.

Politics

Mexico Opens Homicide Probe into Migrant Center Fire

Mexico Opens Homicide Probe into Migrant Center Fire

On Wednesday, Mexican authorities announced a probe into the deadly blaze at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juárez earlier this week, as public servants and private security guards allegedly took no action to help detainees escape....

Illegal aliens

Kamala Harris Unveils $4.2B in Central America Investments

Kamala Harris Unveils $4.2B in Central America Investments

On Monday, US Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled $950M in new private sector commitments in the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras — building on her plan to reduce mass migration to the US by creating economic opportunities in the home countries of many migrants

Guatemala

El Salvador Landslides Kill at Least 7

El Salvador Landslides Kill at Least 7

On Thursday, the San Salvador civil protection agency said that at least seven people had been killed in landslides caused by heavy rains. In the municipality of Huizucar, two adults and three children were killed when their home was buried.

Weather