El Salvador Gangs Archives - Americas Quarterly

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks in January.

Letter to the Editor: A Bukele Aide Defends the Security Crackdown

A response from AQ’s readers.

A suspected gang member is arrested in El Salvador as part of President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on gangs through mass arrests.

U.S. Citizens Are Getting Caught Up in El Salvador’s Mass Arrests

Salvadoran-Americans are finding themselves behind bars, but their fate is not getting enough U.S. attention, writes a longtime Salvadoran observer.

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