Category: Regions
January 10, 2023 > Daniel Zawodny
Protests Across Cusco
CUSCO — People hurried along Cusco’s Avenida El Sol on Dec. 19 to a different sort of rhythm. Lines of locals waiting to withdraw cash snaked longer than normal down […] Read More >
January 6, 2023 > Alfredo Eladio Moreno
Biden Administration Expands Title 42 Authority
HOUSTON — The Biden administration announced Thursday it is expanding its authority under Title 42 — a public health law used to rapidly expel migrants who cross land borders — […] Read More >
January 3, 2023 > Alfredo Eladio Moreno
Title 42 Remains, For Now: How We Got Here and What’s Next
The Supreme Court said Dec. 27 that Title 42 — a set of federal orders elaborated to quickly expel migrants at the border for public health reasons — will remain […] Read More >
January 3, 2023 > Jacob Kessler
As truce ends, Peruvians brace themselves for what lies ahead
LIMA — Peru has been rocked by nationwide protests since Dec. 7, when former President Pedro Castillo was impeached by Congress. Protestors have called for a closure of Congress and […] Read More >
December 31, 2022 > Isabela Dias
The Bipartisan Immigration Deal Is Dead on Arrival
This story first appeared in Mother Jones. In what was likely her last official press conference on Dec. 15, outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi put the final nail in the […] Read More >
December 31, 2022 > Jacob Kessler
Why Peru’s president won’t be attending Lula’s Inauguration
Tomorrow, Brazil will have a new president. After a tense run-off election with incumbent Jair Bolsonarao, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was narrowly victorious by a two-point margin. […] Read More >
December 28, 2022 > Tiziano Breda
Latin America Likes Bukele’s ‘War on Gangs.’ That’s a Problem
This story first appeared in World Politics Review. To view it, click here. Back in October, the mother of Karla Raquel Garcia stood with other protesting parents outside the juvenile […] Read More >
December 25, 2022 > Alfredo Eladio Moreno
Almost half of Nicaraguan NGOs dissolved
NEW YORK — In Nicaragua, 44% of registered NGOs — 3,209 NGOs out of the 7,227 registered in Nicaragua since 2018 — have had their legal registration canceled by the […] Read More >
December 13, 2022 > Kathryn Palmer
Haitians among thousands seeking asylum in NYC
NEW YORK — Sandra Dieudonné can’t help but speak in a string of anecdotes. She hears so many stories working with Haitians seeking asylum in New York City, they tumble […] Read More >
December 9, 2022 > EcoAméricas
Brazil’s Lula has much to do
This story was written by Michael Kepp for EcoAméricas. To view it, click here. RIO DE JANEIRO — Left-leaning Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s presidential-election win last month over far-right […] Read More >