Issue Oct 30-Nov 05 2024: Despite stricter U.S. immigration policies implemented under President Biden, migrants continue to attempt dangerous illegal border crossings, facing severe risks and increasingly sophisticated border enforcement technology.

Issue Oct 30-Nov 05 2024: Corruption in Mexico includes high-profile cases involving drug lords and issues with systematic fairness within the criminal justice system.

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: The National Assembly of Ecuador will establish a new temporary commission to review constitutional reforms proposed by the Executive concerning the establishment of foreign military bases within the country.

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: A recent survey conducted by CIDE in 2021 reveals that Mexican public opinion largely aligns with the country’s migration policies, despite Mexico’s complex position as a country of origin, transit, and destination for migrants.

Issue Oct 23-29 2024: Honduran President Xiomara Castro and United States Ambassador to Honduras Laura Dogu met on October 21, 2024, to strengthen relations between the two countries.

Issue Oct 16-22 2024: The ‘Think HUGE’ Business and Investment Council held its third annual meeting, focusing largely on advancements in promoting investment and job creation in the northern triangle of Central America and the United States.

Issue Oct 16-22 2024: The Colombian government has requested that the United States return assets owned by extradited former paramilitaries to help compensate victims.

Issue Oct 16-22 2024: In the context of the US-Mexico CEO Dialogue meeting, U.S. Trade Representative of the Biden administration Katherine Tai reiterated that business leaders’ concerns about the election of judges and magistrates have not disappeared.

Issue Oct 09-15 2024: The massive influx of migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border has dramatically diminished, largely due to joint efforts by the U.S. and Mexican administrations.

Issue Oct 09-15 2024: On October 9, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) filed a civil lawsuit in the United States against retired Salvadoran Colonel Mario Adalberto Reyes Mena for his role in the 1982 assassination of four Dutch journalists.