Issue May 22-28 2024: The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) met with Panamanian authorities to discuss possible cooperation on the problem of irregular migration through the Darién jungle.

Issue May 22-28 2024: With about two months until the Venezuelan presidential election this July, Colombian President Gustavo Petro has created a draft of a democratic pact in preparation for the outcome of the election.

Issue May 15-21 2024: Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador met with his Guatemalan counterpart Bernardo Arévalo in Chiapas, Mexico, to discuss the migration crisis, as well as border infrastructure, security, and economic development.

Issue May 15-21 2024: The controversy with the Spanish government led by Argentinian President Javier Milei is just the most prominent of a series of clashes that the Head of State has encountered since the beginning of his term, and even before.

Issue May 15-21 2024: UNICEF reported that over 30,000 minors and adolescents crossed the Darien jungle between January and April, a 40% increase compared to the previous year.

Issue May 08-14 2024: Costa Rica is considering reactivating their “Special Temporary Category,” a mechanism designed to facilitate the migration of Nicaraguans, Cubans, and Venezuelans into the country.

Issue May 08-14 2024: The temporary labor migration agreement between the two countries, signed in December 2023, will be in effect for three years with the potential to be extended for a similar period.

Issue May 08-14 2024: Hugo Passalacqua, governor of Misiones, wrote a letter to the Finance Minister, Luis Caputo, complaining about Argentina’s rampant importation of yerba mate from Brazil and Paraguay.

Issue Apr 24-May 07 2024: International remittances increased by over 650% between 2000 and 2022, according to a report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Issue Apr 24-May 07 2024: Latin America is one of the most dangerous regions in the world.