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Trump’s other Latin American feud: why Colombia’s Petro is not Maduro

Leftwing leader rallies his supporters as US president accuses him of drug trafficking and threatens military action

The Guardian - UK

Far-Left Militias Tighten Grip on Caracas Streets Amid Fears of Imminent Civil War

Far-left colectivos seize Caracas after US capture of Nicolás Maduro, fuelling fears of civil war as abandoned military posts, repression, and warnings of coups grow.

International Business Times UK

U.S. Deports Asylum Seekers to Southern Mexico Without Their Phones

The Trump administration's deportation flights to the Mexican southern border towns of Tapachula and Villahermosa leave people stranded with few resources.

Capital & Main

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In boat strike, Trump repurposes ‘war on terror’ for Latin American crime

Analysts warn the US is using its ‘war on terror’ playbook for potential extrajudicial killings in Latin America.

Al Jazeera

Was Trump’s Venezuelan boat attack a ‘war crime’? Experts say extrajudicial killings violate international law

Attack raises serious questions about president’s legal authority for lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers

The Independent UK

Top Biden-era official warns US could stumble into ‘disastrous’ intervention in Venezuela

US military buildup and attack on alleged narco boat spark fears of protracted guerrilla war in South America

The Guardian - US

U.S.-Mexico Border Militarization Fails to Stop Modern Drug Smuggling Industry

Efforts by Trump and Mexico don’t address root causes or measure up to an evolving, international fentanyl market, experts say.

Texas Observer

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Where immigrants are sent to "disappear"

The Trump administration is using an infamous prison in El Salvador as a legal "black hole"

Salon

‘He is innocent’: family of deported Venezuelan rebukes Trump claims

Brother of Francisco Javier García Casique spotted him in a video showing scores of Venezuelan prisoners being taken to notorious El Salvador prison

The Guardian - US

The US lines up Latin American cooperation for migrant deportations

Venezuelan migrants handed over to Mexico like it’s a U.S. immigration detention facility

The Independent UK

Trump’s Weapons of Choice: Exclusion, Incarceration and Mass Deportation

A time of fear dawns as the administration calls in the military and promises immigration sweeps.

Capital & Main

With plans in the works and troops on the way, military assumes a mostly familiar role on the border

Until now, the military has limited itself to a supporting role at the border: surveilling for illegal crossings by ground and air, repairing vehicles and building barriers

The Independent UK

‘America’s gulag’: Trump’s Guantánamo ploy tars migrants as terrorists

The president wants to detain thousands of people at a site that is notorious for its secrecy and history of abuse

The Guardian - US

Mexico and other countries could hamper Trump border plans - Roll Call

President Donald Trump’s plans to seal the U.S.-Mexico border and conduct mass deportations might soon run into a major roadblock.

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The Independent UK

Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after Trump's border crackdown begins

Migrants in Mexico who were hoping to come to the U.S. are adjusting to a new and uncertain reality after President Donald Trump began cracking down on border security

Roll Call

Experts cautious on designating drug cartels as terrorist groups - Roll Call

A Trump executive order could designate Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations; experts have expressed caution on that approach.

Roll Call

Senate panel votes in support of 'Remain in Mexico' border policy - Roll Call

The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted along party lines on a resolution backing the immigration strategy.

Al Jazeera

What could Trump’s return to the White House mean for Latin America?

Analysts say US President-elect Donald Trump’s second term is poised to bolster far-right groups and strain trade ties.

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Latin Times

Panama deports over 100 Indian migrants from Darien Gap as part of agreement with the U.S.

Migration through the region has decreased almost 30% compared to the past year

Latin Times

Spring surprise: Southern border sees unprecedented dip in illegal crossings

Migrant crossings at the southern border have decreased more than 40% since December and have remained stable through the first four months of 2024

Latin Times

Twice as many Texan likely voters approve of Gov. Abbott's handling of the border compared to Biden's

Over half of respondents of a poll by the Hispanic Policy Foundation approved of Abbott, compared to 24% who had a positive view of Biden's approach

Latin Times

Texas has seen a decrease in migrant encounters; is its anti-immigration effort working?

Operation Lone Star was launched in 2021 to counter border crossings. Are their efforts working now? The answer is complicated.

The Texas Tribune

Migrant apprehensions are down at the Texas border. Have state policies had an impact?

Abbott has credited his Operation Lone Star for a recent drop in migrant encounters on the Texas-Mexico border.

The Guardian - US

Panama’s presidential frontrunner vows to ‘close’ Darién Gap

In announcement three weeks before election, former president Ricardo Martinelli made claim without saying how he would do it

The Independent UK

Jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes highway for hundreds of thousands from around the world

The jungle between Colombia and Panama used to be impenetrable for migrants heading north from Latin America

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