North America
U.S. State Department Formally Notifies Congress It Is Effectively Dissolving USAID
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department formally notified Congress on Friday that it is moving forward with dissolving the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The move is part of a broader cost-cutting initiative led by the Department of … Read more
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Deportation Flights Under Alien Enemies Act
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a legal battle over the use of the Alien Enemies Act, seeking to reinstate deportation flights for alleged Venezuelan gang members. The emergency request follows … Read more
El Salvador: The New Migrant Prison Under Trump’s Policies
A three-minute video posted early Sunday morning, March 16, 2025, on the Twitter account of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele showed a group of Latin American immigrants in the United States (all men), heads bowed and arms held by security agents, disembarking from planes arriving from the United States at El Salvador’s Oscar Arnulfo Romero … Read more
How Trump’s Anti-Money Laundering Rollback Could Help LatAm Criminals
Experts say that the administration of President Donald Trump may be making it easier for criminals to get away with money laundering and bribery by abandoning the enforcement of laws that crack down on shell companies and corporate graft. The Trump administration has said it will largely stop enforcing two key laws in the United … Read more
U.S. to Raise Tariffs on Countries Buying Venezuelan Oil: Do These New Tariffs Impact El Salvador?
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced Monday, March 24, that the United States will impose a 25% tariff on countries purchasing Venezuelan oil or gas—escalating tensions in international trade. In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump … Read more
Is the Trump Administration Trading MS-13 Prosecutions for Mass Deportations?
The recent deportation of a high-ranking MS-13 leader as part of a broader mass removal of Venezuelan nationals is raising questions about whether the Trump administration is compromising its long-standing efforts to dismantle transnational gangs in favor of rapid deportation policies. César Humberto López Larios, known as “Greñas,” a veteran leader of … Read more
Human Rights Watch: El Salvador’s Prisons “No Place for U.S. Deportees”
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Salvadoran government’s offer to house U.S.-deported immigrants, including American citizens with criminal convictions, in its prison system has drawn sharp criticism from Human Rights Watch, which warns that such a policy would fuel human … Read more