2026-10-14 cc2a50023fd48edcb9bc8dbeaec92f699ed3a9a5 22 CECOT 70 /wiki/cecot Costa Rica 1 /wiki/costa%20rica El Salvador 36 /wiki/el%20salvador maximum-security prison 13 /wiki/maximum%20security%20prison CECOT Costa Rica El Salvador maximum-security prison Costa Rica 2026-08-25 67cffaf413c61df0f9aad1ed67e680eeb03d827e 31 El Salvador 1 /feed/2026/08/25/el-salvador-declares-a-nationwide-red-alert-for-meteorological-and-agricultural-drought-while-panama-declares-an-el-nin El Salvador declares a nationwide red alert for meteorological and agricultural drought, while Panama declares an El Niño emergency as severe dry conditions damage crops and reduce traffic through the Panama Canal. 2026-06-19 5c7ab4fc99f2c986f728b3b2960c0577396cb237 31 Costa Rica 1 /feed/2026/06/19/costa-rican-police-arrest-a-man-in-connection-with-an-alleged-threat-against-president-laura-fernandez-delgado-the-pres Costa Rican police arrest a man in connection with an alleged threat against president Laura Fernández Delgado. The president is evacuated during a visit to northern Costa Rica after an explosion was reported nearby. 2025-10-15 9592306537008158682dbec6d22405b829031c77 25 Costa Rica 1 /feed/2025/10/15/president-rodrigo-chaves-robles-restricts-abortion-in-costa-rica-only-to-cases-where-the-life-of-the-mother-is-at-risk President Rodrigo Chaves Robles restricts abortion in Costa Rica only to cases where the life of the mother is at risk. 2025-09-22 7253ba6b639ce907584c8f9a45fb5aa627a5a54e 30 Costa Rica 1 /feed/2025/09/22/costa-rican-president-rodrigo-chaves-robles-survives-a-congressional-vote-to-lift-his-immunity-falling-short-of-the-req Costa Rican president Rodrigo Chaves Robles survives a congressional vote to lift his immunity, falling short of the required majority, after prosecutors accused him of abuse of power in a corruption case. 2025-07-21 46dfe07238c6ab5dce7b506001c34befdcde283c 11 CECOT El Salvador 2 /feed/2025/07/21/the-venezuelan-attorney-general-s-office-opens-a-formal-investigation-into-salvadoran-president-nayib-bukele-and-his-gov The Venezuelan attorney general's office opens a formal investigation into Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele and his government's alleged mistreatment of Venezuelan migrants detained in the United States and sent to the CECOT megaprison, built to hold alleged gang members. 2025-06-6 db0b495996dd36bed79bf467bba4bc2e4924e463 5 El Salvador 1 /feed/2025/06/6/kilmar-abrego-garcia-returns-to-the-united-states-two-months-after-being-mistakenly-deported-to-el-salvador-and-spendin Kilmar Abrego Garcia returns to the United States, two months after being mistakenly deported to El Salvador and spending time at the CECOT prison. He now faces criminal charges in Tennessee for allegedly transporting undocumented migrants. 2025-04-14 9e7193ebed4b80163b78de2230591fd8f31e775e /feed/2025/04/14/president-donald-trump-suggests-deporting-united-states-citizens-to-the-controversial-terrorism-confinement-center-priso President Donald Trump suggests deporting United States citizens to the controversial Terrorism Confinement Center prison in El Salvador, despite the unconstitutionality of the proposal. 1744716865 2025-04-14 b9166a865767661f3935e4df7a8b665c3d81ca9c 13 El Salvador 1 /feed/2025/04/14/us-president-donald-trump-suggests-deporting-united-states-citizens-to-the-controversial-terrorism-confinement-center U.S. President Donald Trump suggests deporting United States citizens to the controversial Terrorism Confinement Center prison in El Salvador, despite the unconstitutionality of the proposal. 2025-04-4 67ea1652946f558c79531b3b745e937adc37ae6e 23 El Salvador 1 /feed/2025/04/4/united-states-federal-judge-for-the-district-court-of-maryland-paula-xinis-orders-the-trump-administration-to-return-kil United States federal judge for the District Court of Maryland Paula Xinis orders the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national from Maryland who was mistakenly deported and sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador. 2025-02-3 96f56fa02071ad78cee9afe8a571a19d239d0bbb /feed/2025/02/3/salvadoran-president-nayib-bukele-makes-an-offer-to-us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-to-accept-convicted-dangerous-a Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele makes an offer to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to accept convicted "dangerous American criminals" and incarcerate them at the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador in exchange for a fee. 1738722740 2025-02-3 7a75b58270c872a555778f4791c495bd583dbaea 31 El Salvador 1 /feed/2025/02/3/salvadoran-president-nayib-bukele-offers-us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-the-option-to-send-convicted-dangerous-ame Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele offers U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio the option to send convicted "dangerous American criminals" to be incarcerated at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in exchange for a fee. 2025-01-6 1d790ec97a27131d44bf0f97b2c4d05b766c6fd1 /feed/2025/01/6/davivienda-of-colombia-and-scotiabank-of-canada-announced-a-merger-where-davivienda-absorbs-scotiabank-operations-in Davivienda, of Colombia, and Scotiabank, of Canada, announced a merger where Davivienda absorbs Scotiabank operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama, and, in turn, Scotiabank acquires 20% of the stakes in Davivienda. 1736802661 2025-01-6 e1f5427fdc459baffc97a4b56b611f638970c6f7 18 Costa Rica 1 /feed/2025/01/6/colombian-bank-davivienda-and-canadian-bank-scotiabank-announces-a-merger-where-davivienda-will-absorb-scotiabank-s-oper Colombian bank Davivienda and Canadian bank Scotiabank announces a merger where Davivienda will absorb Scotiabank's operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama, and, Scotiabank will acquire 20% of Davidienda's stakes. /feed/2026/10/14/costa-rica-inaugurates-cacco-de-alta-contencion-de-la-criminalidad-organizada-a-maximum-security-prison-modeled-after-e Reuters 14 9aaec8feccefe9e4fc245717661b6a8fc8689042 10 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-rica-opens-mega-prison-organized-crime-fight-intensifies-2026-10-14/ 2026 Costa Rica inaugurates CACCO de Alta Contención de la Criminalidad Organizada, a maximum-security prison modeled after El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison, aimed at holding 20% of the country's current prison population, as the homicide rate reached a record high in 2023.