A woman reports her wife’s arrest by police in El Salvador on May 18, 2025, questioning the government’s stated rationale for mass detentions. The complainant states police arrived at their home and arrested his wife, Ruth, while she was still in her pajamas. He alleges she was forced to change clothes in public, with a photographer documenting the event. This incident occurs amidst President Bukele’s ongoing crackdown on gangs and his assertion that prisons are specifically for gang members. The husband’s public complaint challenges this narrative, raising concerns about the scope of the detentions and potential targeting of non-gang members. The case highlights growing anxieties regarding due process and human rights within the context of El Salvador’s state of exception. The complainant is seeking answers as to why his wife was targeted.