Yet in a country plagued by violent gangs like Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and the notorious factions of Barrio 18, Bukele's heavy-handed approach has turned him into a national hero. For many ...

Built to house El Salvador's most dangerous gangsters, conditions at the maximum-security "Terrorism Confinement Center" ...

The April 29, 2016, murder of Oscar Acosta, 19, in Brentwood because he was suspected to be associating with the rival 18th Street gang. Acosta, prosecutors said, was brutally beaten with tree ...