Central America

Central America 10/29/20, 20:44

A Justice Department report reveals that since the president took office in 2016 more than 600 members of the dangerous El Salvador gang, MS-13 have been arrested, Breitbart reported. President Trump signed an executive order in 2017 to direct the federal government to fight transnational criminal organizations, including MS-13. U.S. Attorney ...

Central America 01/31/20, 10:38

The USMCA trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada is larger than any other agreement in history and marks a milestone for world trade, said Christian Whiton, former senior adviser to Presidents Donald Trump and George W. Bush. President Trump signed the agreement into law after intense negotiations, supported ...

Central America 01/31/20, 07:04

Mexican authorities helped California officials restore order after powerful winds brought down part of the border wall between the United States and Mexico on Jan. 29. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed a section of border fencing, which was still under construction, collapsed after being hit by strong winds at ...

Central America 12/02/19, 08:06

At least 21 people were killed after security forces engaged in a gun battle with suspected cartel members on Saturday, Nov. 30, in Villa Union, a town in Coahuila State near the U.S. border with Mexico, according to Fox News. The shootout happened around noon. A group of heavily armed gunmen ...

2020 Campaign 11/08/19, 05:41

An independent candidate promised on Nov. 7 to decommission immigration agencies and weaken the nation's ability to enforce immigration law, if he wins the 2020 presidential election. Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has proposed a major overhaul to immigration that includes dissolving both the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...

Central America 11/05/19, 13:37

At least nine dual US-Mexican citizens, including six children and three women, were shot to death on Monday, Nov. 4, near Rancho La Mora on the border between Sonora and Chihuahua—a shooting attack that relatives suspect might have been a case of mistaken identity by drug cartel gunmen. Alfonso Durazo, Mexico's ...

Central America 11/03/19, 17:25

Relatives of women and girls murdered or missing in Mexico marched through the capital Sunday carrying over 100 purple crosses inscribed with the names of victims, demanding justice for their loved ones and improved efforts to investigate their cases. Bearing T-shirts and signs with photos of the victims, they walked behind ...

Central America 09/06/19, 08:26

Mexico said it has met a U.S. 90-day deadline to reduce migrant flows across its territory. Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard is to deliver a final report on the Mexican government initiatives on Friday, Sept. 6, three months after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Mexico unless it stemmed ...

Central America 08/22/19, 18:19

U.S. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan was in Panama City on Thursday, Aug. 22, to meet with security officials and ministers from Central America and Colombia. He tweeted his arrival for the Ninth Northern Triangle Ministerial and his readiness to engage with his colleagues for solutions facing the region. Yesterday, I ...

Central America 08/10/19, 06:11

Mexican police discovered 19 dead people, some people hanged from an overpass and others butchered and dumped on the road, in what authorities believe is a gang turf war, according to The Associated Press. In the state of Michoacán, Mexico, nine bodies were discovered hanging from an overpass in the city ...

Central America 08/06/19, 19:19

The United States is ready to target any individual or country that supports Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime. On Tuesday, speaking from Peru's capital Lima, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said the Trump administration will start enforcing financial embargoes on anybody—at home or overseas—who supports Maduro’s regime. This came a day after ...

Central America 08/03/19, 10:54

Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard announced on July 30, that the number of illegal immigrants heading to the United States from Central America has been greatly reduced. Ebrard explained that although 144,278 immigrants arrived in May, in June the number was 87,648, which represents a 39 percent decrease, ...

Central America 07/25/19, 14:34

Mexico is building a huge shelter for illegal immigrants on its northern border. The facility will allow these people to await for a response to their asylum applications in the United States. In the city of Tijuana, bordering San Diego (California), the Mexican federal government is remodeling an old complex of ...

Central America 07/22/19, 10:54

As part of his visit to Latin America, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele met last Sunday at the Presidential House in San Salvador to discuss economic cooperation and measures needed to reduce illegal migration. According to a statement from the U.S. State Department, during the ...

Central America 07/22/19, 05:30

The Costa Rican Health Ministry said it has confirmed 19 deaths from the consumption of alcohol tainted with methanol. The ministry said in a Friday report that the investigation is continuing, but it has counted 14 men and five women who have died since early June after drinking adulterated liquor. The ...

Central America 07/12/19, 15:25

Two weeks ago, the Cuban Ministry of Finance published a new list of prices for products sold in CUC (the Cuban equivalent of the dollar) and in pesos. The inventory of prices of food and hygiene products, among others, was included in a list of just 13 pages, which already gives ...