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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 2026

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every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
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Kilmar Abrego García's wrongful deportation and prosecution

4 of 53 stories this year · gone quiet

Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities · 18 articles, Feb 17Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks US judge in Tennessee to dismiss his criminal case, saying it's vindictive · 15 articles, Feb 26Judge dismisses criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported · 46 articles, May 22DOJ pushes to revive charges · 23 articles, Aug 18

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

2023142 articles2024456 articles20253415 articles20261233 articles

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Oct 30, 202333112
Nov 6, 202358321
Nov 13, 202336039
Dec 18, 202314351
Dec 25, 20231228
Jan 29, 202446123
Feb 5, 202468834
Feb 19, 20241305
Mar 25, 202412249141
Apr 15, 20241509
May 13, 20240317
May 27, 20240216
Jun 3, 20241227
Jun 24, 20240135
Jul 8, 20242509
Aug 12, 2024142811157
Sep 30, 202405113
Dec 30, 202404010
Jan 6, 202529631
Jan 20, 20250529
Jan 27, 20254329
Feb 3, 20251113767
Feb 17, 2025216638
Feb 24, 2025311023
Mar 10, 20251019591
Mar 17, 2025203813210
Mar 24, 2025102610163
Mar 31, 2025182910167
Apr 7, 2025184413279
Apr 14, 2025365721535
Apr 21, 2025294221293
Apr 28, 2025815875
May 5, 202543218
May 12, 202538230
May 19, 20253207
May 26, 20251001
Jun 2, 202511268100
Jun 9, 202506223
Jun 16, 202553018
Jun 23, 202567857
Jun 30, 202589442
Jul 7, 202558219
Jul 14, 2025414442
Jul 21, 202556540
Jul 28, 202566927
Aug 4, 20251328
Aug 11, 20250045
Aug 18, 2025102112134
Aug 25, 2025173317218
Sep 1, 2025515964
Sep 22, 202513117
Sep 29, 2025513557
Oct 6, 202513011
Oct 20, 202516414
Oct 27, 20251104
Nov 10, 2025317354
Nov 24, 2025616570
Dec 8, 20259191194
Dec 22, 20251518585
Dec 29, 202535216
Jan 19, 20262035
Feb 2, 20260145
Feb 9, 202636224
Feb 16, 202615217
Feb 23, 202606115
Mar 2, 20268181390
Mar 30, 20262208
Apr 6, 20267284128
Apr 13, 2026812333
Apr 20, 20262002
May 18, 2026212444
Jun 22, 20262002
Jun 29, 20260202
Jul 6, 2026311441
Jul 13, 20269258182
Jul 20, 202645211
Jul 27, 20260203
Aug 3, 2026172720331
Aug 10, 202614510
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 else32 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Sep 10– 11Trump administration silence has 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants hoping they're protected14 articles · 13 independent sources
    4 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 9– 10Temporary protections for about 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants are in limbo as deadline nears25 articles · 23 independent sources
    4 left, 11 center, 0 right
  3. Aug 26Panama and El Salvador declare emergency over El Nino-fuelled drought1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Aug 18– 20Arizona school choice reform effort fails before reaching ballots5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
  5. Aug 3– 6New Jersey immigrant called his mom from ICE detention to say he was sick. He died the next day110 articles · 55 independent sources
    10 left, 12 center, 5 right
  6. Jul 17– 187.3 magnitude earthquake hits off Mexico's southwest coast103 articles · 49 independent sources
    4 left, 13 center, 4 right
  7. Jul 15– 16A mass trial of MS-13 gang members in El Salvador wraps up in El Salvador9 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  8. Jul 14El Salvador’s ruling party clears the way for Bukele’s 3rd term8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  9. Feb 12– 13Judge says U.S. must help bring back a handful of Venezuelans deported to notorious prison24 articles · 15 independent sources
    3 left, 6 center, 2 right
  10. Jan 19‘60 Minutes’ airs updated segment on El Salvador’s CECOT prison after Bari Weiss shelved it6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 3 right

Stories that name El Salvador

  1. Sep 25Trump-appointed judge again holds admin in contempt over deportation2 articles · 2 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 16– 18Trump administration allows inadvertent killing of endangered species30 articles · 30 independent sources
    6 left, 4 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 9BepiColombo Successfully Begins Its Final Descent To Mercury1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Aug 24Trump admin celebrated the prosecution of accused MS-13 ringleaders. Then the case fell apart twice8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  5. Aug 24– 251,328 undocumented immigrants arrested in Maryland, Virginia during 2-week ICE operation14 articles · 14 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 10 right
  6. Aug 19– 21Illegal Alien Released by Biden Arrested for Fatal Stabbing of Virginia Mom.9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 8 right
  7. Aug 19– 20ICE detains captain of boat that capsized in NYC harbor, killing mother and infant29 articles · 20 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 4 right
  8. Aug 1919-year-old arrested in ‘brutal’ stabbing death of a woman in Great Falls, Virginia police say12 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  9. Aug 18– 19ISS hosts first spacewalk by a Frenchwoman10 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
  10. Aug 14– 19Judge clears way for termination of Ethiopians' temporary protected status29 articles · 19 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 4 right

Local coverage

  1. Jun 23Trump administration to appeal dismissal of criminal charges against Abrego Garcia1 articles · 1 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
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