US EditionMS-13 gang member sentenced to 1,335 years in prison, others given hundreds of years in El Salvador
El Salvador sentenced 248 MS-13 gang members to lengthy prison terms for multiple homicides and extortions amid a state of emergency crackdown that detained over 90,000 people.
- On December 21, 2025, El Salvador's Attorney General's office announced that 248 MS-13 members received `exemplary sentences` for 43 homicides and 42 disappearances, with Marvin Abel Hernandez Palacios sentenced to 1,335 years and 10 others to 463–958 years.
- Since March 2022, President Nayib Bukele has confronted gangs under a state of emergency allowing arrests without warrants; more than 90,000 have been detained, with about 8,000 released after being found not guilty.
- Prosecutors say the crimes were committed between 2014 and 2022, the Attorney General's office said MS-13 extorted small business owners, forcing some to close, and many members were transferred to the Terrorism Confinement Center .
- The long prison terms consolidate the judicial phase of Bukele's offensive amid record-low homicides, but human rights organizations say due process is limited and petitioners seek constitutional review.
- Earlier this year, the United States designated MS-13 as a terrorist organization, and regional authorities have announced similar measures while Bukele agreed earlier this month to share his experience with Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves, as the gang's spread to Guatemala and Honduras has increased regional violence and migration.
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Anti-Trump activist rules from his courtroom that U.S. must bring back 100 suspected terror gang members * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link Violent gang members deported from the United States arrive in El Salvador on Saturday, March 15, 2025 An anti-Trump activist sitting in his own federal courtroom has told the Trump administration to bring back to America about 100 suspected terror gang members. They must be returned and given what he considers “due process” under
Juez ordena a Trump otorgar audiencia a cerca de 200 venezolanos deportados a la megacárcel de El Salvador
(LPL/EN) – Un juez federal dictaminó este lunes que el gobierno del presidente Donald Trump negó el debido proceso a cerca de 200 venezolanos que deportó a una prisión de alta seguridad en El Salvador y ordenó que se les dé la oportunidad de tener una audiencia.El juez James Boasberg dio plazo hasta el 5 de enero para que el Ejecutivo estadounidense presente un plan para permitir que los inmigrantes regresen a Estados Unidos o se les permita def…
A federal judge in Washington ordered the Donald Trump government to guarantee hearings or return Venezuelans sent to prison in El Salvador, citing violations of due process and human rights.
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