El Salvador's Congress votes to keep gang suspects in jail until 2027

Tens of thousands of suspected gang members arrested under an internationally criticized crackdown in El Salvador will be detained without trial until at least 2027, after lawmakers approved an extension Friday. Over 80,000 Salvadorans have been detained, some of whom opposition figures and human rights defenders maintain are innocent, since gang-busting President Bukele declared a state of emergency in 2022 that allowed arrests without warrants.