El Salvador's Congress has extended the pre-trial detention period for over 80,000 individuals suspected of gang affiliation until 2027. This legislative move allows government prosecutors an additional two years to investigate and hold those apprehended under the state of emergency without trial. The extension is part of broader legal reforms, including plans for approximately 600 mass trials targeting suspected gang members. The prolonged detention and the state of emergency regime have faced criticism from activists and victims' groups, who have formally requested the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice to declare the regime of exception unconstitutional.