Latin America

US, Mexico Seek to Ratify Pact Amid Trade and Border Tensions

Yesterday, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said that “punitive actions alone will not work” in decreasing migration from Central America.

  • Jun 4, 2019
  • 12:42 PM

Trump Says Mexico Tariffs ‘Likely,’ Mexico Predicts a Deal

“We’re going to see if we can do something. But I think it’s more likely that the tariffs go on,” the President from London.

  • Jun 4, 2019
  • 10:52 AM

Honduras Street Protests Go On Despite Laws’ Cancellation

Public sector employees have been marching for weeks, accusing President Juan Orlando Hernández of trying to privatize the health and education systems.

  • Jun 3, 2019
  • 7:49 PM

Transgender Asylum Seeker Dies in ICE Custody

LGBTQ advocates reported that Johana Medina died in a Texas hospital after being under ICE custody for nearly three months.

  • Jun 3, 2019
  • 10:33 AM

The Latest: Ambassador Says ‘The Limit Is Mexican Dignity’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on scheduled talks between the U.S. and Mexico.

  • Jun 3, 2019
  • 9:57 AM

US, Mexico Officials to Begin Talks Over Tariffs, Border

President Trump all but taunted negotiators for a quick resolution.

  • Jun 3, 2019
  • 6:02 AM

Brazil’s History of Anti-Blackness

Latino Rebels Radio: June 2, 2019

  • Jun 2, 2019
  • 8:13 PM

In El Salvador, Revolutionary Program Gives Inmates a Second Chance

“Yo Cambio” functions like a vocational junior college where inmates are enrolled in a program of their choice or one that matches their vocation or experience.

  • May 31, 2019
  • 3:02 PM

Honduran President Is Target of DEA Investigation

The probe into a “politically-connected drug-trafficking operation in Honduras,” carried out by the U.S. Southern Court District of New York, reached some of the president’s closest advisors.

  • May 31, 2019
  • 11:59 AM

‘Green Wave’ Sweeps Buenos Aires as New Bill Is Proposed to Legalize Abortion

Along the main avenues, activists from feminist collectives, human rights organizations and workers’ associations tended booths and distributed fliers about reproductive rights.

  • May 31, 2019
  • 11:25 AM

Private Wi-Fi to Become Legal in Cuba

The Ministry of Communications said Cubans would be able to set up Wi-Fi networks in their residences

  • May 30, 2019
  • 9:02 AM

Puerto Rico’s Challenges and Solidarity Before and After Hurricane María (VIDEO)

A presentation from Dr. Héctor R. Cordero-Guzmán

  • May 30, 2019
  • 8:17 AM

Trade Union Calls for National Strike in Argentina

The country’s public transportation system will be affected nationwide.

  • May 29, 2019
  • 10:48 AM

Venezuela: New Round of ‘Face to Face’ Talks to Be Held in Norway

Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide confirmed the new round of talks between Venezuela’s “main political actors.”

  • May 29, 2019
  • 10:10 AM

Argentinian Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Legalize Abortion up to 14 Weeks

First legislative action to expand abortion access since 11-year-old rape survivor denied her right to an abortion in Tucumán.

  • May 28, 2019
  • 5:58 PM

Cuban Migrants Targeted in Mexico (OPINION)

While migrants at the border represent many different nations, they all share the same dream of contributing to a free and safe society with the promise of opportunity.

  • May 28, 2019
  • 10:30 AM

Prison Riots in Northwestern Brazil Leave at Least 57 Dead

The cause of the riots is unknown, although the conflict was led by rival drug factions.

  • May 28, 2019
  • 10:08 AM

Earthquake in Peruvian Amazon Leaves 1 Dead, 18 Injured

The Peruvian Geophysical Institute (IPG) said the incident was recorded at 2:41 a.m. on Sunday in the Alto Amazonas province, located in the northeastern Loreto region near the border with Brazil.

  • May 27, 2019
  • 10:52 AM

After Extended Delay, Senate Approves Disaster Relief Funds for Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico will receive a little over $1 billion in disaster relief from the aid package more than a year after Hurricane María devastated most of the island.

  • May 24, 2019
  • 12:20 PM

On Covering San Pedro Sula and Why Global Media Outlets Will Always Dangerously Get It Wrong (OPINION)

We think that these errors come from not knowing the social dynamics of this part of the world. This is an old evil, repeated again and again.

  • May 24, 2019
  • 9:54 AM

Rep. Soto’s Venezuela TPS Act Passes House Judiciary Committee

H.R. 549 designates Venezuelan nationals as eligible for Temporary Protected Status

  • May 23, 2019
  • 9:34 AM

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