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El Salvador
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President Nayib Bukele
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President Nayib Bukele
Shackled deportees board a plane at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport on February 5. Photo: AFP
United States

US$35 million for 300: US deports migrants to remote islands, African nations

The bulk of the money – US$32 million – went to Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, El Salvador, Palau and eSwatini.

Americas and the Caribbean

Costa Rica elects tough-talking right-winger for president

United States

Explainer | US interventions in Latin America: a history of coups and conflicts

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Donald Trump

Pulled story on Trump immigration crackdown accidentally airs on Canadian app

The ‘60 Minutes’ segment on migrants sent to a notorious El Salvador mega-prison was quickly removed, but copies have spread online.

Police officers keep watch on new inmates at the CECOT facility in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in March 2023. Photo: El Salvador Presidency Press Office via AFP
United States

Trump administration triples ‘self-deport’ stipend to US$3,000

The limited-time offer includes a free flight and requires use of the CBP Home app before the end of the year.

United States

Did ‘political’ reasons postpone ‘60 Minutes’ report on El Salvador prison?

CBS delayed its CECOT prison report, where the US has sent hundreds of migrants, citing more reporting and sparking outcry over censorship.

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China-Latin America relations

China seeks greater influence in US backyard

The US is trying to shut China out of Latin America, even as the Asian nation outlines plans to further grow trade and investment in the resource-rich region.

Chile’s President-elect Jose Antonio Kast. (Photo: Xinhua)
United States

US judge blocks ICE from re-detaining Abrego Garcia

The order comes less than a day after Kilmar Abrego Garcia, previously wrongfully deported to El Salvador, was released from immigration detention.

United States

Judge orders release of Salvadorean who was wrongfully deported by Trump admin

The case has highlighted the president’s hardline immigration stance, with officials saying Abrego Garcia will never again be free in the US.

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Donald Trump

This Thanksgiving, Trump pardons turkeys and roasts foes

The US president took aim at senior Democrats Schumer and Pelosi, predecessor Joe Biden and son Hunter, and Chicago’s J.B. Pritzker.

US first lady Melania Trump looks on as US President Donald Trump pardons Gobble the turkey at the White House on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Ecuador voters reject return of US bases, in blow to Trump ally Noboa

Vote effectively blocks the US from returning to an airbase that was once a hub for its anti-drug operations.

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa and US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visiting an airbase in Manta, Ecuador this month. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods, in inflation U-turn

The move marks a sharp reversal from the US president, who has insisted that his import duties are not fuelling higher grocery prices.

United States

Bananas and beef: White House unveils Latin America trade deals

Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador and El Salvador have agreed to open their markets to US products in exchange for tariff relief on some items.

United States

Trump’s deportation of Abrego Garcia likely vindictive: judge

The judge cited ‘remarkable statements’ from a Deputy Attorney General as evidence the indictment was retaliatory for the deportee’s challenge.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia appears for a check-in at an ICE field office in Baltimore. Photo: Reuters
United States

Abrego Garcia denied asylum in US immigration case, appeal pending

The ruling follows the Salvadorean’s mistaken deportation in March, which has been a focal point in the debate over Trump’s immigration policy.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia joins supporters in a protest rally outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Baltimore in August. Photo: AP
Stablecoins

Stablecoin giant Tether seeks funding at US$500 billion valuation

Tether is in talks with investors to raise as much as US$20 billion through a private placement.

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US immigration

US federal judge blocks Trump effort to expand speedy deportations

The order is a setback for the Trump administration’s goal of deporting 1 million migrants a year.

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United States

Why are so many nations accepting deportees from Trump’s America?

Aid, political support, and trade deals might be motivating these controversial agreements.

Guatemalan migrants descend from a US military plane after being deported from the US at the Guatemalan Air Force Base in January. Photo: Guatemalan Migration Institute/AFP
United States

Kilmar Abrego Garcia seeks asylum in US to prevent deportation to Uganda

By seeking asylum in the US, the wrongfully deported Salvadorean national reignites legal battles and highlights policy contradictions.

United States

US federal judge dismisses Trump lawsuit in Maryland deportation case

A Trump-appointed judge questioned the Trump administration’s lawsuit against all 15 Maryland judges challenging a deportation pause order.

Donald Trump

Trump suggests Americans ‘like a dictator’ as he clamps down on Washington

Trump complained that he was not getting credit for his National Guard-backed crackdown on crime and immigration in the US capital.

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Soldier patrol outside the National Guard’s headquarters at the DC Armoury near the Washington Monument on Monday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
United States

Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he surrenders to ICE

The Trump administration is pushing for his removal from the US amid contested gang allegations and smuggling charges.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia (centre), with his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura (right), walks to the ICE Baltimore Field Office in Baltimore on Monday. Photo: EPA
United States

Wrongly deported Abrego Garcia could be sent to Uganda after rejecting plea deal

Abrego Garcia’s case became a flashpoint in Trump’s immigration agenda after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March.

Venezuela

US doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro to US$50 million

The Trump administration has accused Venezuela’s president of being one of the world’s largest narco-traffickers.

US immigration

Rwanda says reached deal to take up to 250 migrants deported from US

Trump administration is seeking to ramp up removals to third countries, including convicted criminals to South Sudan and eSwatini.

Donald Trump aims to deport millions of immigrants in the US illegally and his administration has sought to ramp up removals to third countries. File photo: US Department of Defence via AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

El Salvador clears path for endless Bukele rule by scrapping term limits

Changes will allow indefinite presidential re-election, extend terms from five years to six and scrap run-offs.

The 44-year-old self-described ‘cool dictator’ has been president since 2019. File photo: AFP
Venezuela

Migrants deported from US claim torture, sexual abuse in El Salvador prison

Venezuelan men, deported under a Trump migrant crackdown, report horrific conditions in notorious CECOT facility.

US immigration

US will try to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to ‘third country’ before trial

Justice Department lawyer reveals plan to expel El Salvadoran man, who is at the centre of a lawsuit over deportation.

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