Category: Blog
October 8, 2019 > Staff
Protesters Shout U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Off Stage
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: At an annual immigration law and policy conference held at Georgetown University Law Center yesterday, immigration protesters “shouted down” acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin […] Read More >
October 7, 2019 > Staff
Pope Calls for ‘Bold Solutions’ to Protect Amazon
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA REGION: Opening a three-week assembly of the clergy dedicated to the rainforest and its Indigeneous populations yesterday, Pope Francis urged 180 Latin American bishops, cardinals and […] Read More >
October 4, 2019 > Staff
Ecuador Declares State of Emergency Amid Protests Against Rising Fuel Costs
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ECUADOR: President Lenín Moreno declared a state of emergency after massive protests against his decision to end government fuel subsidies. Reporting from El Pais indicates the […] Read More >
October 3, 2019 > Staff
Trump Administration to Include Detained Migrants’ DNA in Criminal Database
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: The Department of Homeland Security announced that it would begin collecting DNA samples from thousands of migrants in federal custody for entry into a […] Read More >
October 2, 2019 > Staff
Peru’s Acting President, Named by Dissolved Congress, Resigns
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: For a short time yesterday Peru had two presidents, deepening the country’s ongoing political crisis. Congress continued to meet despite President Martín Vizcarra’s dissolution of […] Read More >
October 1, 2019 > Staff
Peru’s President Vizcarra Dissolves Congress After Controversial Vote
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: President Martín Vizcarra dissolved Peru’s opposition-led Congress last night after lawmakers pushed through a controversial vote. Members of Congress then moved to suspend Vizcarra, though […] Read More >
September 30, 2019 > Staff
US Judge Blocks Child Detention Policy
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: On Friday, a judge blocked new Trump administration policies that allow children to be held indefinitely in immigration detention if they are with their […] Read More >
September 27, 2019 > Staff
Brazil Investigates Over 100 Oil Spills in Northeast
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Yesterday, Brazil’s Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources announced that it has identified 105 oil spills off the coast, with no source yet […] Read More >
September 26, 2019 > Staff
Trump Administration Pens New Asylum Deal with Honduras
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BORDER: The Trump administration announced yesterday that it finalized a new asylum deal with the Honduran government. The deal would prevent asylum seekers traveling through Central […] Read More >
September 25, 2019 > Staff
Bolsonaro, Trump Defend Policies in Speeches at UN General Assembly
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL/UNITED STATES: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro opened the United Nations’ General Debate yesterday by defending Brazilian policy in the Amazon. Bolsonaro said that Brazil has preserved […] Read More >