El Salvador
Americannoun
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Torn by civil unrest and characterized by guerrilla warfare and terrorism (which has included the murder of American civilians), El Salvador became in the 1980s a controversial focus of an American foreign policy that sought to protect American interests in Central America. Unrest eased in the 1990s.
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Mejia said she and her father immigrated to the U.S. from El Salvador in 1985, before TPS existed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
MRO performs aircraft maintenance and modifications at facilities in the U.S., as well as in Mexico, El Salvador and Colombia, where costs can be significantly lower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Even in El Salvador, which made Bitcoin a national currency and offered citizens $30 to get started with the cryptocurrency, adoption remains very low.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
The number of people deported to El Salvador nearly doubled in the first three months of 2026.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
One of her best friends in Long Beach pays for a smuggler to bring her sister from El Salvador.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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