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El Salvador

Arcs in and about El Salvador from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 225 stories · 1,888 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 30, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Aug 18.

All arcs1 named arc in 2025

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Kilmar Abrego García's wrongful deportation and prosecution

49 of 53 stories this year · gone quiet

An ‘administrative error’ sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison, ICE says · 39 articles, Apr 1Trump administration argues judge cannot order return of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador · 29 articles, Apr 4Supreme Court says Trump administration must facilitate return of wrongly deported Maryland man · 71 articles, Apr 4Supreme Court pauses order to return mistakenly deported Maryland man · 95 articles, Apr 4DOJ attorney placed on leave after expressing frustration in court with government over mistakenly deported man · 6 articles, Apr 6DOJ suspends government lawyer in Maryland man's mistaken deportation case · 12 articles, Apr 6US still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision · 52 articles, Apr 7President of El Salvador says he won't return mistakenly deported man to US · 39 articles, Apr 11Mistakenly deported man is alive and detained in El Salvador, Trump admin says · 16 articles, Apr 11Who is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man ICE mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison? · 46 articles, Apr 11El Salvador President Bukele says he won't be releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the US · 6 articles, Apr 14US Senator flies to El Salvador to help wrongly deported man · 12 articles, Apr 15Trump officials' defiance over Maryland man Abrego Garcia deportation 'shocking': appeals court · 38 articles, Apr 15Maryland senator says Kilmar Abrego Garcia was traumatized in El Salvador after mistaken deportation · 75 articles, Apr 16Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen goes to El Salvador to push for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release · 18 articles, Apr 16More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Abrego Garcia’s behalf · 21 articles, Apr 16Sen. Van Hollen says trip to El Salvador was about defending the right of due process, not ‘defending the man' · 9 articles, Apr 20Federal judge temporarily halts order for details on efforts to return Abrego Garcia to US · 20 articles, Apr 23Judge orders return of deported man · 15 articles, Apr 24Trump says he ‘could’ bring Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador, but won’t · 29 articles, Apr 30Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Wife Filed 2nd Protective Order in 2020, Says He Made Murder Threats · 6 articles, Apr 30On the attack: Trump's media response in Abrego Garcia story is notably vigorous · 7 articles, May 6Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case · 7 articles, May 8US claim of state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is ‘inadequate,’ judge says · 25 articles, May 16Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported, returns to the U.S. to be charged · 78 articles, Jun 6Maryland man returns to U.S. to face charges after mistaken deportation to El Salvador · 6 articles, Jun 6Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in federal court · 25 articles, Jun 13Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case: Prosecutors Say Trump Administration Want Him Deported To ‘Third Country’ · 63 articles, Jun 22Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia ask judge to keep him in jail over deportation concerns · 5 articles, Jun 27Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail · 45 articles, Jul 3Kilmar Abrego Garcia could face deportation to Mexico or South Sudan: ICE official · 19 articles, Jul 7Judge will consider releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail, possibly leading to his deportation · 15 articles, Jul 16Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from criminal custody, second judge bars ICE from immediately detaining him · 34 articles, Jul 21Court filing: US seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused a plea offer · 48 articles, Aug 20Abrego Garcia's lawyers want smuggling charges dismissed on grounds of vindictive prosecution · 9 articles, Aug 20Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from Tennessee jail so he can rejoin family in Maryland to await trial · 73 articles, Aug 22Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in the US, hoping to prevent his deportation to Uganda · 158 articles, Aug 24Abrego Garcia's lawyers worry he can't get a fair trial and request gag order for top US officials · 5 articles, Aug 29Noem accuses CBS of ‘deceptively’ editing interview about Abrego Garcia · 5 articles, Sep 1Trump administration tells Abrego Garcia he now faces deportation to African country of Eswatini · 22 articles, Sep 6Kilmar Abrego Garcia transferred to Pennsylvania detention facility · 17 articles, Sep 27Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s bid for asylum, but he has 30 days to appeal · 27 articles, Oct 2Abrego Garcia wins request for hearing on whether smuggling charges are illegally 'vindictive' · 18 articles, Oct 3Federal judges in 2 states are considering challenges to the government's treatment of Abrego Garcia · 11 articles, Oct 10Judge seeks assurances that Abrego Garcia won't be deported to Liberia in violation of court order · 19 articles, Oct 24Kilmar Abrego Garcia Released From Detention After Judge's Order · 99 articles, Dec 11Judge allows Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain free while she considers issues · 23 articles, Dec 22Federal judge to hold hearing on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being vindictively prosecuted · 6 articles, Dec 27DOJ pushed to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia only after mistaken deportation, judge’s order says · 16 articles, Dec 30

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

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Jul 8, 20242509
Aug 12, 2024142811157
Sep 30, 202405113
Dec 30, 202404010
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Jan 27, 20254329
Feb 3, 20251113767
Feb 17, 2025216638
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May 26, 20251001
Jun 2, 202511268100
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Jun 30, 202589442
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Aug 11, 20250045
Aug 18, 2025102112134
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Sep 22, 202513117
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Oct 6, 202513011
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Jan 19, 20262035
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Apr 20, 20262002
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Jun 22, 20262002
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Aug 17, 202672117111
Aug 24, 2026071026
Aug 31, 20260123
Sep 7, 2026814042
Sep 14, 202676132
Sep 21, 202621210
Sep 28, 20261124

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else67 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about El Salvador that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Nov 26Kristi Noem made final call on deportation flights after judge ordered planes to turn back, DOJ says10 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  2. Nov 13– 14Trump administration says it has trade frameworks with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Oct 3– 4Live-streaming journalist deported to El Salvador after months in ICE custody15 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 0 right
  4. Aug 1El Salvador approves indefinite presidential reelection, extends presidential terms15 articles · 15 independent sources
    5 left, 1 center, 2 right
  5. Jul 21– 22Hunter Biden: Trump, Bukele both dictators5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 3 right
  6. Jul 18– 22Venezuela says US migrants were tortured in El Salvador – DW11 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  7. Jul 18– 19Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that also frees migrants deported by U.S. to El Salvador32 articles · 24 independent sources
    2 left, 10 center, 3 right
  8. Jun 17Salvadoran journalist arrested while streaming a ‘No Kings’ protest could face deportation8 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  9. Jun 4– 5Court rules migrants sent to El Salvador prison must get due process14 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right
  10. Jun 4El Salvador convicts army officers for 1982 killing of 4 Dutch journalists6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right

Stories that name El Salvador

  1. Dec 23Federal judge says U.S. must give due process to deported Venezuelans8 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 22– 25Bari Weiss defends held ‘60 Minutes’ story in email to CBS News staff29 articles · 22 independent sources
    12 left, 2 center, 3 right
  3. Dec 22'60 Minutes' holds off on airing critical piece on Trump deportation policy23 articles · 19 independent sources
    5 left, 5 center, 3 right
  4. Nov 24– 26Presidential Turkey Pardons: Trump spares Waddle, Gobble in White House tradition62 articles · 34 independent sources
    5 left, 14 center, 5 right
  5. Nov 14– 15Trump scraps tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit in a push to lower grocery store prices46 articles · 32 independent sources
    3 left, 15 center, 2 right
  6. Sep 3Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport members of Venezuelan gang, appeals court rules41 articles · 27 independent sources
    4 left, 11 center, 3 right
  7. Aug 25– 26Screwworm confirmed in US with first human case reported in Maryland: CDC70 articles · 35 independent sources
    2 left, 14 center, 5 right
  8. Aug 11Illegal migrant who raped, killed Rachel Morin sat emotionless at sentencing5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 4 right
  9. Aug 8Appeals court blocks contempt proceedings against Trump officials over deportations9 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right
  10. Jul 29DOJ files misconduct complaint against chief DC Judge James Boasberg13 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 8 right
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