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Congress is weighing adoption of El Salvador's harsh detention approach (CECOT), but human-rights groups and legal experts warn the strategy risks prioritizing mass incarceration without addressing root causes of violence or protecting fundamental rights.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano traveled to El Salvador with members of the legislative security commission to tour the Cecot terrorism prison and explore legal reforms and security cooperation between the two countries to combat organized crime.

Liberal lawmakers are calling for Tourism Minister Andrés Ehrler to report on national tourism promotion policies after he defended Hondurans' choice to vacation in neighboring El Salvador during the recent Morazán holiday week.

Liberal congressman Alex Berríos will request that Tourism Minister Andrés Ehrler report to Congress on why thousands of Hondurans traveled to El Salvador during October holidays instead of vacationing domestically, citing the minister's public defense of tourists' freedom to spend money abroad.

Two Central American researchers documented the historical trail of remains attributed to General Francisco Morazán, revealing that El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele previously claimed the remains had disappeared after a 19th-century grave robbery—contradicting his recent announcement that he relocated them to a new mausoleum.

Honduras Undersecretary of State Pamela Handal Rivera and El Salvador's Deputy Foreign Minister Adriana Mira signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between their countries' diplomatic institutes.

Kilvett Bertrand, president of Congress's Defense and Sovereignty Commission, said El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's recent remarks affirm Honduras's sovereignty over Isla Conejo and should resolve any dispute over the territory.

Honduras's Defense Ministry said international bodies have three times confirmed that Isla Conejo belongs to Honduras, dismissing reports of Salvadoran displeasure over the president's recent visit to the island during bilateral cease-fire commemorations.

Honduras formally responded to a diplomatic note from El Salvador demanding that Honduras cease sovereign acts on Conejo Island in the Pacific, reaffirming Honduran sovereignty over the disputed territory.

Foreign Minister Mireya Agüero said she will meet El Salvador's foreign minister in coming days to discuss Isla Conejo, a long-disputed islet in the Gulf of Fonseca, while affirming bilateral ties remain constructive.

President Nasry Asfura led a symbolic visit to Conejo Island in the Pacific with top civilian and military officials to reaffirm Honduras's sovereignty after El Salvador sent a diplomatic note demanding Honduras cease exercising jurisdiction over the territory, citing a 1992 International Court of Justice ruling.