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NASA’s Image of the Day spotlights western El Salvador’s Ahuachapán region, where a arc of volcanoes sits above a geothermal field that powers a long-running plant; while Santa Ana and Izalco are notable peaks, the area features fumaroles, hot springs, and steam vents, reflecting a landscape where heat fuels electricity yet can provoke eruptions and evacuations.
A Catholic priest who publicly criticized President Trump’s immigration crackdown has been named a bishop in West Virginia, highlighting the Church’s stance on immigration and the path of leadership for a figure who once fled El Salvador as a teenager.
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans, a decision that could extend or end TPS protections for people from El Salvador and affect their ability to live and work in the United States, as part of broader debates over humanitarian immigration policy.
Under a state of emergency, El Salvador opened a collective trial of 486 alleged MS-13 members for crimes dating 2012–2022; prosecutors seek maximum sentences while human rights groups warn the process undermines due process, as authorities say the crackdown reduced homicide rates.
A Salvadoran court opened a collective trial for 486 alleged MS-13 members, accusing them of more than 47,000 crimes from 2012–2022 as part of Nayib Bukele’s emergency-power crackdown; rights groups warn the process undermines due process and access to counsel, while authorities cite a drop in homicide rates as justification for the measures.
El Salvador is conducting a mass trial of around 500 alleged MS-13 gang members at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, as part of a broad crackdown on gang violence.
El Salvador has begun a mass trial of 486 suspected MS-13 leaders for more than 47,000 crimes spanning 2012–2022, as part of a broad crackdown on gangs under a state of emergency; 413 suspects are in custody and 73 are being prosecuted in absentia, with prosecutors seeking maximum penalties based on what they call compelling evidence. MS-13 is designated a terrorist organization by the US.
Nearly 490 alleged MS-13 members went on trial in a mass proceeding in El Salvador for about 47,000 crimes (including 29,000 homicides) committed between 2012 and 2022, as President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown expands; rights groups warn the process risks due‑process violations and broad, video-linked sentences.
El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele signed reforms that broaden life-prison sentences for certain crimes, signaling a tougher stance on crime as part of his security agenda.
El Salvador published a constitutional amendment allowing life imprisonment for minors as young as 12 for serious crimes (homicide, terrorism, rape), with the law taking effect on April 26 as part of a broad anti-gang crackdown under a state of emergency. The move has drawn widespread concern from UNICEF and human-rights groups who warn it harms child development and may not reduce crime, while supporters say it targets dangerous offenders; the regime has overseen mass arrests and ~90,000 detainees since 2022, in a climate of reduced civil liberties and controversial mass-trial practices.
NASA’s Earth Observatory highlights Lake Coatepeque in El Salvador, a blue caldera lake formed by ancient eruptions. A February 10, 2026 ISS image captures the surrounding volcanic landscape and the caldera’s rim near Santa Ana; while Santa Ana remains active, Coatepeque has had no eruptions in the Holocene. The lake’s sometimes turquoise color is linked to natural mineralization and pigments from microalgae/cyanobacteria. The image, taken with a Nikon Z9, illustrates the Central American Volcanic Arc and the human development around the lake.
Mexico’s navy intercepted a semi-submersible off Manzanillo carrying about 4 tons of cocaine, bringing the week’s total seized in the region to around 10 tons, with U.S. intelligence assistance cited. Separately, El Salvador’s navy announced a record 6.6-ton cocaine seizure from a 180-foot vessel, arresting ten men from multiple countries. The two operations reflect intensified regional drug interdiction efforts in the Pacific.
After Kentucky beat Oklahoma by 16 points, coach Mark Pope ducked out of his postgame duties to rush to the airport and welcome his daughter Avery back from a 15–17 month mission trip in El Salvador, aided by local police and airport security. The reunion, shared with the rest of the Pope family, highlighted faith, sacrifice, and the deep bonds of family as Avery rejoined her loved ones after serving abroad.
A misconduct complaint against the judge who presided over the El Salvador prison deportation case has been dismissed.
CBS News’s Inside CECOT, a controversial 60 Minutes report on Venezuelan deportees in El Salvador’s brutal CECOT prison, is finally set to air after editor Bari Weiss pulled it for more reporting; the piece, featuring Sharyn Alfonsi, has sparked debate over editorial decisions and notes the Trump-era deportations and government silence, with an online Canadian release having already appeared before the U.S. broadcast amid NFL playoff competition.