The approval of indefinite presidential terms last week generated warnings from observers and the opposition in the Central American country. The United States government has stated that the President of El Salvador,

Deported migrants say they were beaten, sexually abused and fed rotten food inside a notorious El Salvador prison.

The Trump administration insists this week that scrapping presidential term limits in El Salvador doesn't make authoritarian President Nayib Bukele a dictator. But critics say Bukele's move is straight from Latin America's autocrat playbook.

The Trump administration has defended El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, saying that its ally should not be compared to other leaders the United States has dubbed dictators.

El Salvador has taken a dramatic step that could redefine its political future. Congress, controlled by President Nayib Bukele’s party, approved a constitutional reform in a matter of hours. The changes erased presidential term limits,

El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has been condemned by opposition politicians and human-rights groups over recent constitutional reforms which could pave the way for him to rule indefinitely.