Americas and Caribbean INFO
A Caribbean perspective on World Sea Turtle Day
World Sea Turtles Day, marked annually on June 16, raises awareness for the protection and conservation of the species by educating people about their importance to marine ecosystems. As a keystone species, turtles directly influence their environment in tangible ways that include everything from controlling the numbers of their prey to ensuring the health of seagrass beds and … Read more
The Temporary Protection Status, TPS for Salvadorans is extended until March 9, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated Tuesday, June 14, 2023, the extension for the TPS for Salvadorans for another 18 months. The extensions provide “continued safety and protection” for those Salvadorans legally in the U.S. on Temporary Protected Status. The Salvadoran beneficiaries of the program had a deadline of … Read more
The US arrests a former Salvadoran Army officer accused in El Mozote massacre in El Salvador.
A former member of the El Salvador military involved in one of the most gruesome massacres in Latin American history has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New Jersey. On April 4, 2023, officers of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with the assistance of Homeland … Read more
El Salvador General consulate in Omaha Nebraska opens to help the diaspora
Today El Salvador General consulate in Omaha Nebraska was inaugurated! With this opening in Omaha, the number of Salvadoran consulates in the United States reaches 27. Last Monday, the General Consulate of El Salvador in Nashville was officially opened. The inauguration was attended by the Vice Minister of Diaspora and … Read more
El Salvador abstained from voting on the UN resolution to demand Russian withdrawal from Ukraine
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Thursday, January 23, on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in favor of a nonbinding resolution calling for an end to the war and demanding that Russia leave Ukrainian territory. El Salvador was one of 32 nations that … Read more
Milena Mayorga, Salvadoran Ambassador to the United States
Milena Mayorga is the current Salvadoran ambassador to the United States. Previously, Mayorga served as a deputy at the Legislative Assembly representing San Salvador; she won her legislative seat in the 2018 elections. Before becoming a politician and now ambassador to the United States, Milena Mayorga worked in the communication … Read more
US-El Salvador Tensions Rise With Extradition of Top MS13 Leader Blocked For Now
A court in El Salvador has temporarily blocked the extradition of a top MS13 gang leader to the United States to face terrorism-related charges, dealing a serious body blow to relations between the two nations. At the end of September, El Salvador’s Supreme Court ruled that Armando Eliú Melgar Díaz, alias “Blue,” would not be … Read more
