As of 2025, nearly 90,000 people had been arrested in El Salvador under the state of emergency that began in March 2022 to fight street gangs.
November 18, 2025
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Aggregate arrest count associated with the 2022 state of emergency.
Nearly 90,000 people have been arrested under the emergency powers granted during El Salvador's March 2022 state of emergency.
November 18, 2025
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Quantifies arrests reported as associated with the state of emergency policy that began in March 2022.
El Salvador declared a state of emergency in March 2022 granting emergency powers to President Nayib Bukele to combat powerful street gangs.
March 01, 2022
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Legal measure used by El Salvador to address gang violence.