The 72-hour state of emergency took effect immediately. The government said it would set out to find the killers, kidnappers and other violent criminals it reported escaped from the prison.

The government of Haiti has declared a 72-hour state of emergency following a weekend of violence that included violent gangs attacking two prisons, facilitating the escape of nearly 3,600 inmates.

It comes amid a harsh gang crackdown by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. Following a wave of gang violence in 2022, Bukele declared a temporary state of emergency in the Central American ...

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa on Monday declared a state of emergency for the South American nation after a notorious gang leader escaped from prison, heightening security fears as ...

After the March killings, El Salvador’s ruling party-controlled legislature declared a state of emergency. The military flooded gang areas across the country, rounding up 13,000 people within a ...

El Salvador’s congress approved another extension of emergency rules allowing police roundups of suspected gang members which has ... abuses in the first 11 months of the state of emergency.

Trinidad and Tobago imposes state of emergency over gang wars. What to know. The dual island nation has recorded hundreds of murders linked to gang violence this year.

The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, has declared a state of emergency to fight gang crimes. The president announced the country is "declaring war on extortion." ...