Issue Aug 01-07 2024: The National Superintendency of Migration (Migraciones) has reopened the renovated Kasani Border Control Post (PCF) near Lake Titicaca.

—Researched and Written by Alex Martín-Romero– Issue Jul 01-31 2024: On July 8th  in Paraguay, the 64th summit of Mercosur (Southern Common Market) was held. The biggest headline was that Argentine President Javier Milei would not be attending; in fact, he had already advocated for pulling Argentina out of the agreement altogether. Although this was

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: Even before assuming office, Argentinian President Javier Milei had never refrained from making apparent the contempt he felt for his Brazilian counterpart Lula da Silva.

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: In the aftermath of Nicolás Maduro’s controversial re-election in Venezuela, the president of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, predicted that more Venezuelans will attempt to cross the Darién jungle in an effort to reach the United States.

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: The million-dollar business of migrant transit through Nicaragua and other countries in the region has so far resulted in two arrests—the director of a commercial airline and the leader of a gang coordinating ground transport—and a series of U.S. sanctions aimed at curbing irregular migration facilitated by the dictatorship of Daniel

Issue Jun 19-30 2024: At a private meeting in San Salvador, the President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele met with the Minister of Security for Argentina Patricia Bullrich to discuss security and drug trafficking.

Issue Jun 19-30 2024: Brazilian President Lula da Silva stated that Argentinian President Javier Milei owed both him and Brazil an apology for “having said many stupid things,” and argued that fugitives of the January 8th attack on Brasília residing in Argentina should be imprisoned, if not extradited.

Issue Jun 19-30 2024: Argentina’s borders are notoriously porous, allowing for easy passage of goods, people, and contraband with minimal resistance.

Issue Jun 12-18 2024: Argentina’s Navy began the process of dismantling the solar panels which had been installed on Chilean national territory, sparking a diplomatic incident between the two countries.

Issue Jun 12-18 2024: Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, in power since 2019, has been waging a “war” against gangs under an emergency regime in place since 2022 that authorizes arrests without warrants.