Category: North America
May 7, 2018 > Staff
U.S. announces the end of temporary protected status for Hondurans
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA HONDURAS-U.S.: The Trump Administration announced on Friday the end of temporary protected status for Hondurans in the United States, thereby requiring an estimated 57,000 people to either […] Read More >
May 2, 2018 > Staff
Trump delays decision to impose import tariffs on steel and aluminum
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Facing a self-imposed deadline, late on Monday the Trump administration pushed the decision to impose tariffs to U.S. imports of steel and aluminum from the European […] Read More >
April 30, 2018 > Staff
Migrant caravan turned back at packed border crossing
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO/U.S.: Between 150 and 200 Central American migrants reached the U.S. border Sunday after an arduous journey through Mexico, only to be turned away at the […] Read More >
April 26, 2018 > Staff
European authorities may be investigating alleged money laundering by Mexican presidential candidate Anaya
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: European authorities are investigating an alleged money laundering scheme set up to support Ricardo Anaya, Mexican presidential candidate for a coalition that includes his center-right […] Read More >
April 25, 2018 > Staff
Three kidnapped Mexican film students confirmed murdered by Jalisco cartel
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: New findings revealed by Jalisco’s attorney general office late Monday show that three missing film students from Guadalajara—the capital of the state—were abducted, killed and […] Read More >
April 12, 2018 > Ricky Ochoa-Kaup
López Obrador broadens his base in an effort to win the presidency on his third attempt
“Populist,” “anti-business” were the common media shorthand to describe Andrés Manuel López Obrador in his failed 2006 and 2012 bids to become president of Mexico. This round, he is now […] Read More >
April 11, 2018 > Staff
Trump will not attend the 2018 Summit of the Americas in Peru
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES—President Trump will not attend the 2018 Summit of the Americas in Lima later this week, instead sending Vice President Mike Pence to represent the […] Read More >
April 6, 2018 > Staff
Puerto Rico to close nearly 300 schools after major enrollment drop
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PUERTO RICO—The Puerto Rican government announced yesterday it will shut down a quarter of its schools this summer, following a steep economic recession and the exodus […] Read More >
April 4, 2018 > Staff
U.S. jury found Bolivian ex-president responsible for killings
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA Yesterday afternoon, a U.S. jury found Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, the ex-president of Bolivia, and his then foreign minister Carlos Sánchez Berzaín, responsible for the […] Read More >
April 4, 2018 > Jacquelyn Kovarik
Goni and El Zorro fall and $10 Million is awarded to Indigenous Bolivian survivors in landmark human rights case
FORT LAUDERDALE, April 3, 2018—In an unexpected move, a federal jury found the ex-President of Bolivia, Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, and his foreign minister, Carlos Sánchez Berzaín, responsible for the […] Read More >