Gang members on the run: MS-13’s exodus from El Salvador
Since President Bukele imposed the state of emergency in El Salvador in March 2022, hundreds of gang members have fled to Mexico, the US, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and Spain. Dromómanos and Redacción Regional interviewed dozens of men who went from calling the shots in El Salvador to living miserably abroad and fearing deportation. As the Bukele government turns into a dictatorship, those who stayed are either imprisoned or in hiding.