DHS extends TPS for El Salvador until a final decision is made “at the appropriate time.” U.S. contractors will seek to collect immigration fines from deportees. Stateless former Nicaraguan political prisoners live in precarious conditions in Guatemala.

While Central America issues alerts for El Niño, Nicaragua declares “limited” effects. Bukele approaches elections facing little opposition. Costa Rica’s president moves to slash the budget of its chief criminal investigation agency.

The U.S. deports Mexican nationals to Guatemala and Honduras. Trump uses travel visas to punish critics and reward allies. A former advisor to the president of Honduras is arrested in Bolivia on charges of attempted femicide.

The U.S. touts military ties with Panama, Honduras, and Guatemala, but tip-toes around El Salvador. Honduras calls the end of TPS a “humanitarian crisis.” El Salvador arrests a gang leader whom officials helped flee the country.

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández returns home after a Trump pardon. A couple forced to return to Guatemala from the U.S. is found dead. Salvadoran opposition leader Claudia Ortiz clashes with her party over electoral alliances.

Multiple reports indicate U.S. boat strikes received logistical support from Salvadoran soil. Guatemalan Indigenous leaders are granted house arrest pending trial on terrorism charges. Costa Rica declares security spending a state secret.

In Nicaragua, Ortega’s threat against the 2027 elections sparks regional condemnation. In El Salvador, an autopsy ignores signs of a fisherman’s violent death in prison. A Guatemalan general accused of genocide is granted house arrest.

Salvadoran TPS recipients hold their breath for a last-second renewal, Nicaragua sells off exiles’ properties and suspends lawyers, and former president and Trump ally Juan Orlando Hernández plans his return to Honduras.