The Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) of Honduras authorized the extradition to the United States of former president Juan Orlando Hernández, where he could face up to life imprisonment.

Robert Menéndez, the United States senator and president of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, declared that the economic recovery of Latin America “will be a difficult process,” one that requires the cooperation of all sectors in the Americas.

According to the president of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, the United States is the leading consumer of drugs.

At the fourth summit of the Alliance for Democratic Development (ADD), Costa Rica, Panama, and the Dominican Republic presented a proposal to representatives from the United States that sought the creation of a fund “directed at preventing migration.”

The visits of U.S. Under Secretary of State José W. Fernandez to Mexico, Costa Rica, and Honduras have indicated the U.S. interest in furthering investments and creating public and private alliances with those countries.

Ironically, Guatemala’s government has opened its doors to Ukrainian refugees.

As the war in Ukraine has led Washington to enact an embargo on Russian oil and gas, the United States has “inevitably” had to seek out other sources.

A working group under President Joe Biden began a mission in Guatemala on March 14, 2022, to “identify and apply strategies” to reunite separated migrant families during the Donald Trump Administration.

President Iván Duque has made Colombian oil available to the United States if the Joseph Biden administration needs to stabilize global energy prices following Russia’s military operations in Ukraine.

In only the first two months of 2022, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported 228 Dominican ex-convicts accused of drug trafficking, homicide, and other federal crimes committed throughout their stay in the United States.