El Salvador sentences 10,500+ gang members under state of exception

El Salvador has sentenced over 10,500 gang members, mostly MS13 and Barrio 18, to prison terms under the state of exception in effect since March 2022, with total arrests exceeding 96,000. The mass sentencing reflects the government's ongoing crackdown, though due-process concerns persist. This development underscores the scale of the security policy but does not represent a shift in trajectory.