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Oct 15, 2026 at 4:04 AM ET
Bukele proposes conditional release for up to half of detainees
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced Tuesday night a plan that could conditionally release up to half of the more than 90,000 people arrested under the state of emergency since March 2022. The plan would focus on people authorities deem gang collaborators, including lookouts and people who make extortion payments; cases would be reviewed, with monitoring after release.
WHO: Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
WHAT: Announced a plan for the conditional early release of up to half of those detained under the state of emergency.
WHEN: Oct 13, 2026
WHERE: El Salvador
WHY: The plan focuses on people deemed gang collaborators, whom Bukele said had committed crimes by collaborating with gangs.
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