For the first time in its sixty-eight-year history, on the eighth of May the Hillman Prize was awarded to Univisión and El Faro commending their joint journalistic project De migrantes a refugiados: el nuevo drama centroamericano, which documents the experiences of Central American refugees plagued by violence in their home country and “only have two
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Despite differing stances on border security and economic development, Mexican presidential candidates remain united in their opposition to the border wall and similar threats from the United States president.
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Due to continuing concerns about weak copyright protections and intellectual property rights in the country, US trade representatives are keeping an eye on Bolivia.
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President Trump threatened to completely close the United States’ border with Mexico in a speech to supporters in Michigan.
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300 Central Americans gathered in Tijuana, Mexico to demand political asylum in the United States as a result of the violence and crime rampant in their home countries.
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On April 29, two hundred people arrived in a “migrant caravan” seeking asylum at the San Ysidro entry point between Mexico and the U.S.
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A group of US activists arrived at Friendship Park in San Diego, California, to express their solidarity with the members of the caravan of Central American migrants who will request asylum in the San Ysidro port.
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The Colombian government states that the plan has the support of other financial intelligence departments in the region.
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Being prepared for unexpected expenses and emergencies requires forethought and planning for monthly costs and spending. However, most Guatemalan migrants send their earned income as remittances to family back home instead of formally saving it.
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Steven T. Mnuchin, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, recounted how Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States all met to discuss Venezuela during the IMF meetings in Washington, D.C.
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