“THIS IS COLLUSION BETWEEN TWO GOVERNMENTS, THE US AND EL SALVADOR, to cover up a GANG PACT by DROPPING CHARGES ON KNOWN GANGSTERS in order to DISAPPEAR THEM BEFORE THEY CAN TESTIFY. It’s a CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY BETWEEN TRUMP & BUKELE…”

"For years, Bukele has attempted to suppress any evidence of his ties to MS-13 by either attempting to recapture Ranfla leaders or by ignoring US extradition requests."

 “According to a justice department indictment, in 2019, the MS-13 leadership forged a pact with top Bukele administration officials. El Faro, a Salvadoran news organization, first reported on secretive meetings during which Bukele officials would enter prisons in El Salvador to negotiate directly with the Ranfla leaders.

As part of the deal, MS-13 would receive certain money- and land-related concessions while agreeing to reduce the amount of violence they inflicted in El Salvador. Additionally, some top MS-13 leaders were released from prison – and the gang promised to leverage its networks to support Bukele’s political party in the 2021 legislative elections, according to prosecutors…

For years, Bukele has attempted to suppress any evidence of his ties to MS-13 by either attempting to recapture Ranfla leaders or by ignoring US extradition requests.

“This is collusion between two governments, the US and El Salvador, to cover up a gang pact by dropping charges on known gangsters in order to disappear them before they can testify,” said political science professor Michael Ahn Paarlberg at Virginia Commonwealth University. “It’s a criminal conspiracy between the Trump and Bukele administrations.

“The irony is both of them claim to be tough on crime.”

FROM:

The 

Guardian

Trump administration trying to dismiss MS-13 leader’s charges to deport him

Summary

The article describes the Trump administration's attempt to dismiss criminal charges against a top MS-13 leader to deport him to El Salvador. The article suggests that the move is an attempt to prevent the defendant from testifying in a US court and to protect the Salvadoran president from allegations of collusion with the gang.

Exclusive: Critics and defendant’s legal team accuse US president of trying to do favor for Salvadorian leader

José Olivares

Fri 23 May 2025 18.15 EDT

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