Issue Mar 20-26 2024: Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo met with Joe Biden during an official visit to the United States, which experts characterized as a clear show of support for the new Central American government.

Issue Mar 20-26 2024: The United States is adding $1 billion in investments to reduce migration in Central America.

Issue Mar 20-26 2024: In its recently approved foreign aid budget, the U.S. has reaffirmed its monetary support for Colombia; however, the country plans to send $40 million less (a 10% decrease) to the South American nation compared to 2023.

Issue Mar 13-19 2024: The High-Level Economic Dialogue on March 18 between representatives from the United States and Guatemala resulted in the commitment of aid to help Guatemala with various projects throughout the nation.

Issue Mar 13-19 2024: According to editorial columnist Andrés Oppenheimer, Cuba has recently issued an emergency request for powdered milk assistance from the UN’s World Food Programme, serving as a stark indicator of Cuba’s deepening economic woes and growing desperation.

Issue Mar 13-19 2024: The U.S. State Department has modified the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to include restrictions on defense imports and exports to Nicaragua.

Issue Mar 06-12 2024: Between the months of January and February 2024, United States and Mexican authorities expelled more than 18,000 Guatemalans who were informally residing within those countries, with the majority being from the departments of Huehuetenango and Alta Verapaz.

Issue Mar 06-12 2024: The United States is working with the Panamanian government to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants entering the country through the Darien jungle.

Issue Mar 06-12 2024: President Biden did not mention Mexico once in the State of the Union Address, while Trump only talked about Mexico negatively.

Issue Feb 28-Mar 05 2024: As election season in the United States coalesces around two high profile candidates, attacks on immigrants have taken on a renewed vigor.