Issue Jun 17-30 2026: Colombian President Gustavo Petro publicly invited U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss the political situation in Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela.

Issue Jun 17-30 2026: As Brazil prepares for its 2026 presidential election, analysts are warning that the Trump administration’s increasingly interventionist approach toward Latin America could research the region’s political landscape and strengthen far-right movements.

Issue Jun 17-30 2026: Ecuador and the United States signed an Implementation Letter to put into effect the “Secure Border Strategy,” a bilateral cooperation initiative aimed at strengthening border security.

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: Although it coincided with the opening match of the World Cup, a recent forum called “Panama and the United States: Investment, Innovation, and Freedom for the Future” drew a large audience to Panama’s National Assembly, where it witnessed a discussion involving ways to strengthen democratic institutions and deepen bilateral relations between

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: The Cuban opposition organization Liberation Agreement joined forces with the Association of Cuban-American Lawyers (Caba) with the goal of recruiting legal advisers from the Cuban legal community, both on the island and abroad, to help establish a road map for transition in the country.

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo de León, emphasized the new relationship of the Ministerio Público of the Central American country with the United States.

Issue Jun 03-09 2026:  As of June 2026, approximately 14,000 Mexican nationals are being held in detention facilities operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Issue Jun 03-09 2026:  Questions surrounding the financial and political connections of the Brazilian banker André Esteves Vorcaro and the Bolsonaro family have drawn the attention of U.S. lawmakers, who are urging federal authorities to examine whether these relationships involve conflicts of interest or violations of U.S. law.

Issue Jun 03-09 2026:  The United States is considered a threat to its neighbors in its area of influence.

The commander general of U.S. Southern Command, Francis L. Donovan, is in Guatemala and will be meeting with senior government officials there to discuss strengthening the two countries’ bilateral security partnership to combat cartels and narco-terrorism.