El Salvador

The move proposed by conservatives in El Salvador's parliament has outraged the families of victims and leaders in the Roman Catholic Church.

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

The group is utilizing sustainable agroforestry techniques to revitalize their region and tackle food insecurity.

A girl grieves during the funeral of priest Walter Osmir Vásquez Jiménez, who was murdered by alleged gang members of the MS, in Lolotique, El Salvador, on April 1st, 2018.

The White House appears to be at odds with experts over who is to blame for a sluggish immigration court system.

Immigrant advocates worry that terminating Salvadorans' Temporary Protected Status will break up families.

The administration is set to rule on whether to extend temporary residency protections for Salvadorans.

The Mangrove Association and its allies in El Salvador are showing that conservation works best if it has grassroots organizing behind it.

Journalist Lauren Markham's new book tells the story of twin teenage brothers who migrate from gang-ridden El Salvador to Oakland, California.

Salvadoran women march at a protest calling for the decriminalization of abortion in San Salvador on September 28th, 2017.

Joining a gang seemed like the best way to evade violence for women in El Salvador, but in many cases it only put them more squarely in danger.

In December of 1980, Salvadoran soldiers brutally raped and murdered four American churchwomen. A young U.S. diplomat singlehandedly cracked the case, cultivating an improbable source who risked everything to gather the key evidence.

A frustrating, but ultimately fulfilling, father-daughter surf adventure in El Salvador.

The plight of underage, undocumented children in U.S. Immigration custody.