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Migrant Caravan Mourns Death in Chiapas

Back in Washington D.C., Vice President Pence defended President Trump’s statements that potential Middle Eastern terrorists were part of the caravan.

  • Oct 24, 2018
  • 12:07 PM

GAO Report on Unaccompanied Children: Gov’t Agencies Had Not Planned for Family Reunifications

“In response to the court order, the government identified 2,654 children for potential reunification. As of September 10,437 remained in custody.”

  • Oct 24, 2018
  • 11:39 AM

Critics Call Bolsonaro’s and Son’s Comments Undemocratic

In July, Bolsonaro’s son, Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, said the Army could shut down Brazil’s top court, in reply to a question about what his father’s campaign would do if he was prohibited from taking office.

  • Oct 23, 2018
  • 12:40 PM

In Uruguay, New Law Grants Rights to Transgender People

The approved law requires the Uruguayan state to ensure that a minimum number of them is represented in the government.

  • Oct 22, 2018
  • 1:30 PM

Is Puerto Rico on Verge of Legalizing Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug Narcan?

Despite the uptick in overdoses public health workers have witnessed since 2016, the Puerto Rican government has yet to legalize the distribution of Narcan, the opioid antagonist proven to reverse overdoses and save lives.

  • Oct 19, 2018
  • 3:44 PM

Trump Threatens to Close Border to Keep Out Migrant Caravan

Trump had already threatened to end U.S. aid to Honduras if the government did not halt the migrant caravan.

  • Oct 19, 2018
  • 2:39 PM

Brazilian President Temer Charged With Corruption

Prosecutors still have two weeks to decide whether to bring a formal case against the president

  • Oct 18, 2018
  • 11:38 AM

Texas Latino Voters Still Being Ignored Three Weeks Out From Election 2018

Despite placing high importance on upcoming elections, new polling shows that a majority of Texas Latino voters have yet to be contacted by a campaign or candidate.

  • Oct 17, 2018
  • 3:38 PM

President Trump Threatens Honduras to Stop Immigrant Caravan

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has previously defended migrants, stating that “migration is a human right.”

  • Oct 17, 2018
  • 12:26 PM

Human Rights Groups Call for Release of Protesters Arrested in Nicaragua

The group  gathered to march under the motto “United for Liberty.”

  • Oct 16, 2018
  • 4:29 PM

Scrutiny of HHS Grows as Migrant Children Moved to Tent Cities

Media also reports on HHS misleading the public on existence of “central database” to keep track of children.

  • Oct 15, 2018
  • 6:18 PM

Honduras Migrant Caravan Marches North, Heads for US

The caravan is expected to reach the Guatemalan border today.

  • Oct 15, 2018
  • 1:00 PM

Migrant Money Could Be Keeping Nicaragua’s Uprising Alive (OPINION)

Roughly 16 percent of the country’s population lives abroad. Their remittances, which last year totaled $1.4 billion, have fueled consumption and tempered political pressure on Ortega’s government to reduce poverty.

  • Oct 15, 2018
  • 11:53 AM

Poll: Far-Right Bolsonaro Leads Big in Brazil

The new poll suggests his support may still be growing, with 49 percent of respondents indicating they intend to vote for the extremist retired Army captain over center-left former São Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad.

  • Oct 12, 2018
  • 2:07 PM

Peru’s Keiko Fujimori Detained for Money Laundering

Fujimori is the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori who was last week ordered to return to jail for a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses.

  • Oct 11, 2018
  • 2:57 PM

A Refugee Community Gets Its Saint

Oscar Arnulfo Romero will be canonized this Sunday by the Pope, offering a reason to celebrate for the Salvadoran diaspora in the United States.

  • Oct 11, 2018
  • 9:38 AM

Former Vice President of Guatemala Sentenced to Prison

Roxana Baldetti was charged with illicit association, fraud, and influence peddling.

  • Oct 10, 2018
  • 2:03 PM

New Poll Says Consumer Confidence Among US Latinos Improves

The poll also said that President Trump’s job approval is at 37 percent among Latinos.

  • Oct 10, 2018
  • 9:08 AM

Transgender and Indigenous Candidates Break Glass Ceiling in Brazilian Elections

Erica Malunguinho was elected as a state representative in São Paulo, becoming the first transgender candidate elected to that position.

  • Oct 9, 2018
  • 2:35 PM

Federal Judge Puts Temporary Hold on Trump’s Termination of Temporary Protected Status

“President Trump harbors an animus against non-white, non-European aliens,” wrote Judge Edward Chen of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

  • Oct 5, 2018
  • 2:08 PM

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