A letter was received at the Colombian Foreign Ministry from the Cuban Ambassador, José Ponce, that contained confidential information. Along with the letter, a video was also sent that had sensitive information.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) granted precautionary measures for 34 members of El Faro because it found evidence that the rights of the personnel are at risk.

On February 8th, President Iván Duque implemented a Temporary Statute of Protection for Venezuelan migrants, giving legal recognition to almost a million undocumented migrants.

The Joint Command of the Peruvian Armed Forces indicated in a message on its Twitter account that, after a meeting with the Ecuadorian military high command, it was decided that control measures would be reinforced “with the pertinent measures for blocking the entry of illegal immigrants.”

According to various specialists, if the very controversial Decree 949/20 is not repealed, it will signal a de facto renunciation of Argentina’s historical sovereignty over the Paraná River and the Argentine Sea.

A virtual meeting brought together Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández and several former presidents including Dilma Rousseff and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Ecuador’s Rafael Correa, and Colombian Ernesto Samper, among others.

Nicaraguans who fled the government of Daniel Ortega and request asylum in Costa Rica on Thursday called on the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for support to receive medical care and obtain employment during their exile.

There are rumors of alleged negotiation between Paraguay and an oil and natural gas company, PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela SA). Many officials demand clarification as to what actually occurred.

As the drug and mafia presence on the Ecuador-Colombia border intensifies, Ecuador’s Public Forces put more energy and resources into the prevention of illegal trafficking.

Government officials from Mexico, the United States, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador have claimed that migrants are often encouraged by coyotes or “organizers” who take advantage of migrants for their own self interests.