February 19, 2020 > Staff
Archaeologists Unearth Inca Relics in Lima
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: A team of archaeologists working for a gas company in Peru has spent two decades uncovering centuries-old Incan treasures. Over the past 16 years, Calidda, […] Read More >
February 18, 2020 > Staff
CIA Monitored South American Dictatorships with Rigged Communications Gear
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: During the 1970s, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) provided encryption machines to South American dictatorships. The CIA rigged the machines, allowing agents to intercept […] Read More >
February 17, 2020 > Staff
Border Patrol Special Agents to Team Up with ICE in Sanctuary Cities
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: The Trump administration plans to send 100 agents from tactical Border Patrol teams to sanctuary cities around the U.S. to provide backup to Immigration […] Read More >
February 16, 2020 > Staff
Sanctuary in New York City Isn’t So Simple
Last week, The New York Times broke the story that Border Patrol will deploy tactical units from the southern border to cities that do not comply with immigration enforcement. These […] Read More >
February 14, 2020 > Staff
Puerto Rico Government Loses Millions to Hackers
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PUERTO RICO: An online phishing scam attempted to snatch at least $4 million in funds from several government agencies in Puerto Rico. The Associated Press reported […] Read More >
February 13, 2020 > Staff
Trump Receives Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno met with President Trump on Wednesday. It was the first meeting in Washington between an Ecuadorian and U.S. president in […] Read More >
February 12, 2020 > Staff
Former Guatemalan Presidential Candidate Sentenced to Prison
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA GUATEMALA: The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York sentenced former Guatemalan presidential candidate Mario Estrada to 15 years in prison on charges of […] Read More >
February 11, 2020 > Staff
Opposition Leaders Denounce Salvadoran President
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA EL SALVADOR: Mario Ponce, President of the Legislative Assembly, condemned the actions of President Nayib Bukele and the Armed Forces over the weekend as an “attempted […] Read More >
February 10, 2020 > Staff
Police Kill Suspect in Marielle Franco’s Murder
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Police killed Adriano Magalhaes da Nobrega during a shootout in north-east Brazil. Magalhaes was a suspect in the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro city […] Read More >
February 7, 2020 > Staff
El Salvador Not Ready to Receive Asylum Seekers
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA EL SALVADOR: Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco said the country is not ready to accept asylum seekers arriving from the United States. She said El Salvador […] Read More >