El Salvador’s shock gang crackdown: 2 percent of population in prison

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El Salvador’s shock gang crackdown: 2 percent of population in prison

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, February 26, 2023 Enough is allegedly enough. El Salvador decided to build a mega prison to hold those still wreaking havoc at home rather than at increasingly crime-friendly points North. In the newest phase of President Nayib Bukele’s “war” on crime, El Salvador opened the doors of the new prison to […]

Confirmed: ISIS terrorists have been captured and deported by Central American states

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Confirmed: ISIS terrorists have been captured and deported by Central American states

by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2018 Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales said recently that nearly 100 Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists have been apprehended in the Central American nation. The disclosure led to concerns that jihadists could infiltrate the “caravan” that has swelled to more than 5,000 on its way through Mexico to the southern border of the United […]