Early on in the week of January 6, the San Pedro Sula Metropolitan Bus Terminal was flooded with men, women, and children hoping to begin the long journey to the US through Guatemala and Mexico, many of them “in search of the American dream.”
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The Donald Trump administration recently announced that asylum seekers will be sent to Nogales, Mexico, as part of the “Stay in Mexico” program, formally named the Migrant Protection Protocols, implemented by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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The current conflict between the United States and Iran is affecting the economy of Brazil.
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The United States will take action if there is an escalation of the crisis in Venezuela and forces loyal to President Nicolás Maduro arrest the opposition leader, a U.S. official warned.
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–Researched and written by Samantha Lee— Mere days after the sanctioning of the Nicaraguan Distributor of Petroleum (DNP) by the United States Department of the Treasury, the Ortega-Murillo government nationalized the company with a law rushed through the Nicaraguan legislature. The company was one of the holdings of the son of President Daniel Ortega and
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Both Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and Donald Trump’s presidencies can be characterized as incredibly tough on the issue of deportation as record numbers of Central American Immigrants are either turned away or deported.
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On December 18, 2019, US President Donald Trump spoke at a rally with thousands of his supporters on his efforts to deport Central American immigrants.
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In the week of November 16th, the antiabortion law in El Salvador served as an example of how not to legislate in matters of sexual rights.
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The United States Treasury Department announced new sanctions with the addition of the Pan American Corporation of Cuba.
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The deportation of a construction worker injured in a building collapse leaves a lawsuit in precarious condition.
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