El Salvador Archives

Sara Rogel Free After a Decade in Prison due to El Salvador’s Total Abortion Ban

Virginia IsaadJuly 6, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 6, 202103162

El Salvador has an absolute abortion ban which means that even if a woman’s health is at risk she can’t abort the pregnancy. This extreme law, which has been in effect since 1998, has led to the criminalization of abortion...

News and Entertainment

Salvadoran Refugee Victoria Salazar Dead After Police Brutality During Arrest

Virginia IsaadMarch 30, 2021April 15, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMarch 30, 2021April 15, 2021018241

On the same day that opening arguments in the George Floyd trial began, social media was ablaze with calls for justice after another death at the alleged hands of the police. Salvadoran woman Victoria Esperanza Salazar Arriaza was arrested on...

News and Entertainment

At Least 138 Salvadorans Were Killed After Being Deported From the U.S.

Araceli CruzFebruary 6, 2020July 22, 2020

by Araceli CruzFebruary 6, 2020July 22, 202001363

I’ve often wondered what happens to undocumented immigrants when they are deported from the U.S. back to their home countries. Do they start a new life? Do they flourish, get married, have children, launch new careers? Unfortunately, those life goals...

Culture

Yesika Salgado Talks Love, Loss, and Gentrification in New Poetry Book

Virginia IsaadOctober 7, 2019July 24, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 7, 2019July 24, 202008975

Yesika Salgado‘s signature curls, bold lipstick, and acrylic nails exude confidence and when she felt lost and frustrated while developing her latest poetry collection, she let that persona shine through. The Los Angeles writer attributes the direction of her latest...

News and Entertainment

Immigrant Woman’s Labor Stopped So She Can Be Sent Back to Mexico

Virginia IsaadSeptember 9, 2019July 27, 2020

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 9, 2019July 27, 202002552

A woman from El Salvador who is eight-and-a-half-months pregnant and experiencing contractions while crossing the Rio Grande was forced to return to Mexico by Border Patrol agents, the Associated Press reports. After being taken to a hospital and given medication...

News and Entertainment

El Salvador Rape Victim Accused of Murder in Abortion Trial is Acquitted

Virginia IsaadAugust 20, 2019July 31, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 20, 2019July 31, 202002447

Evelyn Beatriz Hernández, 21, served 33 months of a 30-year prison sentence after she was found guilty of aggravated homicide after giving birth to a stillborn baby. The judge stated she had been careless during her pregnancy. Hernández had been...

News and Entertainment

Judge Reopens Case, Halts Deportation Order for 11-Year-Old Girl

Virginia IsaadApril 18, 2019August 10, 2020

by Virginia IsaadApril 18, 2019August 10, 202001347

Laura Maradiaga-Alvarado, who immigrated with her family from El Salvador, was given a deportation order in Houston on March 12. She is 11 years old and was the only one of her family to be ordered to deport. The case...

Fashion

HipLatina Style: Rad El Salvador Gear and Where to Get It

HipLatinaSeptember 7, 2018September 4, 2020

by HipLatinaSeptember 7, 2018September 4, 202003030

It may be hard to find cool clothing that reps for El Salvador. Luckily, this week’s HipLatina Style showcases several items (all available on Etsy) that would make any Salvatrucha proud. Kliche Netflix and Leche Poleada T-Shirt, $15 You know...

Culture

Trump Administration Pulls Protected Status for Salvadoran Immigrants

Irina GonzalezJanuary 8, 2018November 4, 2020

by Irina GonzalezJanuary 8, 2018November 4, 202001167

In a move that should probably surprise no one, the Trump administration has decided to kick out nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador who have been allowed to live in the United States since a pair of devastating earthquakes struck...