Connecting communities in
El Salvador & the U.S.

US-El Salvador Sister Cities is a grassroots network of people who believe in working together for social justice. We started with committees in dozens of cities throughout the United States, each of which was directly partnered with a community in El Salvador.

Our Latest Posts

Former ICE Director: Release Immigrants from Detention / Antiguo director de migración: Liberen a migrantes detenidos (COVID19)

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   John Sandweg, former acting director of ICE, or Immigration and Customs [...]

26
Mar
Community update during this pandemic

President Bukele declared that El Salvador would be in quarantine for 30 days. People that [...]

24
Mar
First official COVID19 case in El Salvador

(LEA LA NOTA DE ARPAS EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ)   Yesterday, Nayib Bukele confirmed the first [...]

19
Mar
The salvadorans who can’t afford to stay at home amid pandemic

The first case of COVID19 reported in Guatemala was a person who was travelling with [...]

18
Mar
Elections in Las Anonas 2020

A new community board was elected in Las Anonas on Monday. Following recommendations from the [...]

18
Mar
El Salvador quarantined – chaos at the airport

Nayib Bukele decreed a 21 days quarantine throughout the territory, due to the threat of [...]

12
Mar
Remains from La Vega have returned to Arcatao

The bodies of Angelino López, Maximiliano Henríquez and Maria Santos Abrego have returned to Arcatao. [...]

28
Feb
Why we shouldn’t ask Bukele to veto the Reconciliation Law

Last night ARENA, PDC and PCN voted in favor of a new amnesty law, “The [...]

27
Feb
The minister of Health regarding the water crisis of January

(ARTÍCULO DE CARMEN ESCOBAR PARA GATOENCERRADO)   The Minister of Health, Ana Orellana Bendeck, was [...]

26
Feb
Youth and migration / Jóvenes y migración

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Yesterday, Sister Cities had the opportunity to facilitate a call between [...]

19
Feb
A new plaque in Chilama / La nueva placa de Chilama

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Yesterday the board of directors and the women’s group of Chilama [...]

18
Feb
Op Ed: Bukele and his actions

(EDITORIAL DE CÉSAR CASTRO PARA FACTUM)   The chief employee of Salvadorans has decided to [...]

12
Feb

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