The State Department describes El Salvador’s prisons as “harsh and dangerous.” Its country information webpage says, “In many facilities, provisions for sanitation, potable water, ventilation, temperature control,

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio waves before boarding a plane at El Salvador International Airport in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, en route to Costa Rica. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - On Monday,

He met with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and senior officials at Bukele's residence on Lake Coatepeque outside the capital for almost three hours, where they agreed to go beyond El Salvador's acceptance of its own deported citizens.

The U.S. Agency for International Development closed its headquarters to agency personnel following moves by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to exert control over the foreign-aid organization.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he is feeding the Washington foreign aid agency "into the wood chipper" as part of an effort to slash federal spending.

USAID is in the crosshairs of Elon Musk's government efficiency push, sending chills through the humanitarian world and drawing criticism from Democrats and nonpartisan foreign service workers.