Category: Latin America: Week in Review
July 16, 2019 > Staff
Trump Seeks To Effectively Terminate Asylum Requests At The Border
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BORDER: The Trump administration will dramatically restrict access to the United States by enacting draconian asylum request policies, denying legal protections to migrants traveling to the […] Read More >
July 15, 2019 > Staff
Guatemala Postpones “Safe Third Country” Meeting With Trump
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUATEMALA: The signing of a bilateral “safe third country” migratory pact set to take place today has been postponed after facing legal and political hurdles. The decision […] Read More >
July 12, 2019 > Staff
ICE Plans Migrant Raids In 10 U.S. Cities Starting Sunday
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will launch raids across ten major cities this Sunday, according to the New York Times. The raids are expected […] Read More >
July 11, 2019 > Staff
Corruption Case Hits Former Education Minister, 5 Others in Puerto Rico
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PUERTO RICO: The FBI arrested six government officials and prominent business leaders yesterday on 32 counts of money laundering and fraud, as part of an ongoing […] Read More >
July 10, 2019 > Staff
Border Arrests Drop 28% In June
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BORDER: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported that migrant flows fell for the first time this year, with apprehensions in the southwestern border experiencing a […] Read More >
July 9, 2019 > Staff
South American Officials Given Life Sentences For Crimes Linked to ‘Operation Condor’
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA REGION: An Italian court granted 24 life sentences to South American government and military officials for abducting 23 Italian dissidents living in the continent during ‘Operation […] Read More >
July 8, 2019 > Staff
The United States Wins 4th Women’s World Cup Title, 2nd In A Row
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: With a 2-0 win over the Netherlands, the United States claimed its fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup, now winning twice as many titles as […] Read More >
July 5, 2019 > Staff
United Nations Accuses Venezuela of Extrajudicial Killings of Maduro Opponents
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: Authorities counted more than 6,800 killings since the beginning of 2018 during operations categorized as “resistance to authority,” according to a new UN report. Other […] Read More >
July 4, 2019 > Staff
U.S. Sanctions Cuban Oil Company in Attempt to Weaken Venezuela’s Maduro
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA: Cuba’s state-run oil shipping company Cubametales became the latest recipient of U.S. sanctions directed at allies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro yesterday. U.S. Treasury Secretary […] Read More >
July 3, 2019 > Staff
Dozens of Central American Migrants Return Home, Opting Not to ‘Remain in Mexico’
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Nearly 70 Central American migrants were taken back to their home countries yesterday on buses from Mexico, where they had remained while they awaited their […] Read More >