April 29, 2019 > Staff
Trump Administration to Increase Military Presence, Fingerprint Collection at Border
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BORDER: The Pentagon is expected to send 300 more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border this week, if a petition sent by the Department of Homeland Security […] Read More >
April 26, 2019 > Staff
Brazil Sees Major Rainforest Loss, Study Says
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: A new study shows that millions of hectares of tropical forests in Brazil’s Amazon were lost in 2018. The main causes of these losses include […] Read More >
April 25, 2019 > Staff
Over 1,000 Indigenous Brazilians Protest Rollback of Rights
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: Over 1,000 Indigenous Brazilians camped outside of Congress in Brasilia yesterday to protest a rollback of Indigenous rights under President Jair Bolsonaro. The three-day campout […] Read More >
April 24, 2019 > Staff
Venezuela Arrests 5 Men Suspected of Causing National Blackouts
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: Information Minister Jorge Rodríguez has announced the arrest of five individuals deemed responsible for the March blackouts. Rodríguez said the government identified 19 total saboteurs […] Read More >
April 23, 2019 > Staff
Mexican Police Conduct Largest Migrant Raid to Date
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: Mexican police detained almost 500 migrants yesterday in the largest raid of a Central American caravan to date. As the 3,000 person caravan traveled through […] Read More >
April 22, 2019 > Staff
Ecuador Orders Arrest of Former Chancellor Accused of WikiLeaks Connection
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA ECUADOR: On Thursday, authorities announced that an Ecuadorian judge issued a pre-trial detention order on instigation charges for the country’s former foreign minister. Ricardo Patiño, who […] Read More >
April 19, 2019 > Staff
Cuba Faces Food and Medicine Shortages Amid Developing Crisis
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA: Shortages have hit Cuba. Stores lack basics, like eggs, chicken, oil and rice, and essentials such as medicine often disappear for days or weeks. In […] Read More >
April 18, 2019 > Nicolas Bedoya
As Violence Continues at Home, Exiled Colombians Reconstruct Collective Memory
In a small classroom at the City University of New York (CUNY), exiled Colombians gathered to talk with Arancha García del Soto on April 16. Del Soto is part of […] Read More >
April 18, 2019 > Staff
Facing Arrest, Peruvian Ex-President Alan García Kills Himself
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: Former President Alan García shot himself yesterday when police arrived at his house to arrest him. The 69-year-old initially survived the self-inflicted gunshot wound to […] Read More >
April 17, 2019 > Staff
Red Cross Delivers First Aid to Venezuela
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: The Red Cross delivered its first shipment of humanitarian aid to Venezuela yesterday, just one week after securing permission to visit Venezuela’s prisons. The shipment […] Read More >