However, he is certainly an instrument of public opinion: a January poll by CID Gallup found 92 per cent support by Salvadoreans for the ruthless tactics he has used against the gangs.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/08/06/el-salvador-and-the-worlds-coolest-dictator/

Last year, as political repression increased in El Salvador, the UK government introduced new visa restrictions to prevent Salvadoreans – previously entitled to travel to the UK without a visa – from coming here.

Source: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/are-humanitarian-visas-the-solution-to-the-uks-small-boats-crisis/