Mexico and the United States could be just a week away from reaching an agreement about the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Tomás Regalado, director of the U.S. Office of Cuban Broadcasting and former mayor of Miami, confirmed that Miami-based TV Martí will achieve “total penetration” of Cuba within six months.

On August 12, US Defense Secretary James Mattis insinuated that the growing influence of China and Russia in South America may pose a threat to the sovereignty of countries in the region, but rejected the notion that the relationship of other states with Beijing and Moscow might suppose an attack on Washington.

Increasing deportation rates and higher investments in border patrol are concerning undocumented immigrants but are not stopping more people from trying to cross the border into the United States.

An Administrative Provision stated that 2,700 children of illegal immigrants were forcibly separated from their families.

Colombia-US relations were once strong because of the efforts of President Juan Manuel Santos. They may now be wavering due to issues in the Middle East.

At an extreme right-wing rally held in Portland, Oregon on August 4, a masked man in the middle of the demonstration sported a t-shirt bearing the words “Pinochet did nothing wrong!” on the front while the back illustrated a helicopter throwing people off with two phrases exclaiming “Make Communists Afraid of Rotary Aircraft Again” and

–Researched and written by Katherine Meaney— Since Donald Trump’s election, immigration has become a central topic in the media throughout Latin America and the United States. In recent months, the true nature of the situation on the border between Mexico and the United States was uncovered.

–Researched and written by Cristian Martínez— On July 16, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico upheld the Department of Education’s motion to close 265 public schools for the next semester beginning in August, affecting thousands of students and educators. The Department of Education supported the Court’s decision while Puerto Rico’s Civil Rights Commission, Teachers Federation,

A terrified Honduran adolescent was found in an auto shop in Homestead, Florida.