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Then-President Donald J. Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak in this April 23, 2020 photo taken in San Antonio. Early in the pandemic, government relief checks became an attractive target for criminals. A federal inspector general sent a stark warning to Congress, saying they are leaving a massive amount of stolen taxpayer money in scammers' pockets because lawmakers haven't extended the statute of limitation on pandemic unemployment fraud. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Founder of D.C. nonprofit for homeless LGBTQ+ youth pleads guilty to diverting COVID relief money

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Migrants from Haiti, Africa, and Central America wait to see if their number will be called to cross the border and apply for asylum in the United States, at the El Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. Dozens of immigrants lined up Friday at a major Tijuana border crossing waiting to learn how the Trump administration's radical new restrictions on who qualifies for asylum would affect the tens of thousands of migrants stuck on the Mexican border seeking refuge.(AP Photo/Emilio Espejel)

Federal audit dings Kamala Harris’ border czar plan to tackle ‘root cause’ of illegal immigration

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Men detained under a state of emergency are transported to a detention center in a cargo truck, in Soyapango, El Salvador, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Lawmakers on Friday, March 8, 2024, granted a request by President Nayib Bukele for the 24th consecutive one-month extension of an anti-gang emergency decree. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency decree for 24th time. It’s now been in effect for two years

Associated Press

Gueva Ba sells used cell phones in Dakar's Colobane market Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Ba, who tried to reach Europe via Morocco eleven times, flew legally to Nicaragua and made the rest of the journey illegally by land to Mexico's northern border, before being repatriated from the United States to Senegal in September 2023. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

In Senegal’s capital, Nicaragua is a hot ticket among travel agents as migrants try to reach U.S.

By Baba Ahmed - Associated Press

A family member shows a phone photo of Juana Guadalupe Recinos, who was detained last year during the government's crackdown on its war against drugs, in Santa Ana, El Salvador, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Police detained Recinos on a charge of “illegal gathering” as she walked to work leaving her two sons motherless for more than a year. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

The president seized 1% of El Salvador’s population. Their children pay the consequences

By Megan Janetsky - Associated Press

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, who is seeking reelection, and his wife Gabriela Rodriguez show their inked fingers after voting in the general election in San Salvador, El Salvador, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele heads for reelection as president but troubled tally delays results

By Megan Janetsky and Marcos Alemán - Associated Press

Policeman on patrol walk past an electoral vehicle transporting ballots to a polling station, a day ahead of the general election, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

El Salvador votes in presidential election that the ‘world’s coolest dictator’ has clear path to win

By Megan Janetsky and Marcos Alemán - Associated Press

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele takes his reelection campaign beyond the borders

By Marcos Alemán - Associated Press

Miss Nicaragua, Sheynnis Palacios, smiles after being crowned Miss Universe at the 72nd Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in San Salvador, El Salvador, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios wins Miss Universe crown

Associated Press

Banners promoting the Miss Universe Pageant hang from a building in downtown San Salvador, El Salvador, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. El Salvador hosts the 72nd Miss Universe Beauty Pageant. The pageant is the latest spectacle touted by President Nayib Bukele in his efforts to change the reputation of his historically violence-torn nation. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

El Salvador’s Miss Universe pageant drawing attention at crucial moment for president

By Megan Janetsky - Associated Press

Members of the presidential security command surround El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, center, during their speech to supporters in San Salvador, El Salvador, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

El Salvador’s President Bukele registers for 2024 reelection — unconstitutionally, critics say

By Marcos Alemán - Associated Press

Douglas Guzman takes video with his smartphone at Liberty Plaza in San Salvador, El Salvador, Saturday, June 24, 2023. Guzmán is part of a network of social media personalities acting as a megaphone for, and cashing in on, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's message. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

As free press withers in El Salvador, pro-government social media influencers grow in power

By Megan Janetsky - Associated Press

A soldier stands guard as workers complete the finishing touches at the newly remodeled Jorge 'El Magico' Gonzalez stadium, a day ahead of the Central America and Caribbean Games opening ceremony, in San Salvador, El Salvador, June 22, 2023. The largest international event here since President Nayib Bukele's government entered an all-out war against gangs, the games is drawing athletes from 35 countries across the region. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco, File)

Amid criticism over his war on gangs, El Salvador’s President Bukele turns to sports

By Megan Janetsky - Associated Press

A Border Patrol agent watches as a group of migrants walks across the Rio Grande on their way to turn themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. U.S. government data shows that 42% of all families encountered along the border in May hailed from places other than Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras — the traditional drivers of migratory trends. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

DHS renews deportation amnesty for 350,000 migrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Supporters pose for photos with a banner of Carlos Pineda, presidential candidate of the Prosperidad Ciudadana party, prior to a campaign rally in Guatemala City, Sunday, May 14, 2023. Pineda has sent an “open letter” video to El Salvador´s President Nayib Bukele praising many of the president’s most controversial measures. “I have the goal of doing in Guatemala exactly what you are doing in El Salvador,” he said. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Guatemala’s presidential hopefuls channel heavy-handed tactics of El Salvador’s leader

By Sonia Pérez D. - Associated Press