An electoral crackdown by Ortega and Murillo shows friction in the international community and Nicaraguan opposition — including on what they want from the U.S., which will make a multilateral push…

International attorney Jared Genser has taken on the case of Ruth López, one of El Salvador’s highest-profile political prisoners. “This will be an all-hands-on-deck operation,” he said. “We have…

Between El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, over two-fifths of the population go hungry. A Guatemalan man dies in a car accident while fleeing from ICE in Michigan. The region seeks to respond to…

Nayib Bukele, an all-powerful president known for his marketing chops, quietly launched his bid for a third term. Only two opposition candidates have stepped forward, but together their parties…

The Bukele government said they imprisoned a man deported from Texas citing “sovereign cooperation.” They asked that an international order protecting his rights be withdrawn, despite their own…

An electoral crackdown by Ortega and Murillo shows friction in the international community and Nicaraguan opposition — including on what they want from the U.S., which will make a multilateral push…

Guatemala receives its first shipment of U.S. weapons, a Spanish reality TV show clashes with Honduran Garifunas, and El Salvador holds a deportee without criminal charges.

International attorney Jared Genser has taken on the case of Ruth López, one of El Salvador’s highest-profile political prisoners. “This will be an all-hands-on-deck operation,” he said. “We have…

An electoral crackdown by Ortega and Murillo shows friction in the international community and Nicaraguan opposition — including on what they want from the U.S., which will make a multilateral push…

Nayib Bukele, an all-powerful president known for his marketing chops, quietly launched his bid for a third term. Only two opposition candidates have stepped forward, but together their parties…

International attorney Jared Genser has taken on the case of Ruth López, one of El Salvador’s highest-profile political prisoners. “This will be an all-hands-on-deck operation,” he said. “We have…

The Bukele government said they imprisoned a man deported from Texas citing “sovereign cooperation.” They asked that an international order protecting his rights be withdrawn, despite their own…

An electoral crackdown by Ortega and Murillo shows friction in the international community and Nicaraguan opposition — including on what they want from the U.S., which will make a multilateral push…

Guatemala receives its first shipment of U.S. weapons, a Spanish reality TV show clashes with Honduran Garifunas, and El Salvador holds a deportee without criminal charges.

An electoral crackdown by Ortega and Murillo shows friction in the international community and Nicaraguan opposition — including on what they want from the U.S., which will make a multilateral push…

Nayib Bukele, an all-powerful president known for his marketing chops, quietly launched his bid for a third term. Only two opposition candidates have stepped forward, but together their parties…

In Florida, Nicaraguan journalist Luis Galeano is detained by ICE despite his asylum case. In Costa Rica, an exiled Nicaraguan campesino survives an assassination attempt. In Panama, police admit to…

The Bukele government said they imprisoned a man deported from Texas citing “sovereign cooperation.” They asked that an international order protecting his rights be withdrawn, despite their own…

The Bukele government said they imprisoned a man deported from Texas citing “sovereign cooperation.” They asked that an international order protecting his rights be withdrawn, despite their own admiss...

While Central America issues alerts for El Niño, Nicaragua declares “limited” effects. Bukele approaches elections facing little opposition. Costa Rica’s president moves to slash the budget of its…

DHS extends TPS for El Salvador until a final decision is made “at the appropriate time.” U.S. contractors will seek to collect immigration fines from deportees. Stateless former Nicaraguan political…

The U.S. deports Mexican nationals to Guatemala and Honduras. Trump uses travel visas to punish critics and reward allies. A former advisor to the president of Honduras is arrested in Bolivia on…

In its bid to implement artificial intelligence across public services, the government of El Salvador chose a company run by a pharmaceutical entrepreneur and close friend to the Bukele family to…

Nayib Bukele, an all-powerful president known for his marketing chops, quietly launched his bid for a third term. Only two opposition candidates have stepped forward, but together their parties…

When the Ortega-Murillo regime expelled dozens of Nicaraguan political prisoners to Guatemala in September 2024, many were resettled in the U.S. or Spain. One group, denied U.S. resettlement, lives…

While Central America issues alerts for El Niño, Nicaragua declares “limited” effects. Bukele approaches elections facing little opposition. Costa Rica’s president moves to slash the budget of its chi...

The U.S. touts military ties with Panama, Honduras, and Guatemala, but tip-toes around El Salvador. Honduras calls the end of TPS a “humanitarian crisis.” El Salvador arrests a gang leader whom…

The U.S. deports Mexican nationals to Guatemala and Honduras. Trump uses travel visas to punish critics and reward allies. A former advisor to the president of Honduras is arrested in Bolivia on…

When the Ortega-Murillo regime expelled dozens of Nicaraguan political prisoners to Guatemala in September 2024, many were resettled in the U.S. or Spain. One group, denied U.S. resettlement, lives in...

The U.S. deports Mexican nationals to Guatemala and Honduras. Trump uses travel visas to punish critics and reward allies. A former advisor to the president of Honduras is arrested in Bolivia on…

Nayib Bukele, an all-powerful president known for his marketing chops, quietly launched his bid for a third term. Only two opposition candidates have stepped forward, but together their parties…

As the next step in El Faro’s commitment to independent, bilingual, cross-border journalism, our podcast Central America in Minutes is now syndicated on Pacifica Network community radio stations…

Nayib Bukele, an all-powerful president known for his marketing chops, quietly launched his bid for a third term. Only two opposition candidates have stepped forward, but together their parties haven’...

The U.S. touts military ties with Panama, Honduras, and Guatemala, but tip-toes around El Salvador. Honduras calls the end of TPS a “humanitarian crisis.” El Salvador arrests a gang leader whom…

Seven months before the elections in El Salvador, a leading opposition figure, Claudia Ortiz, calls for her small party, Vamos, to be open to alliances. Meanwhile, party brass is pickier about…

The U.S. touts military ties with Panama, Honduras, and Guatemala, but tip-toes around El Salvador. Honduras calls the end of TPS a “humanitarian crisis.” El Salvador arrests a gang leader whom…