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The Supreme Court’s decision on TPS for Venezuelans: What does it mean and what happens now?
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused a federal court ruling from California that had blocked the Trump ...
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Key Facts About the Experience of LGBTIQ+ Migrants
LGBTIQ+ migrants fleeing violence in Latin America face extreme risks and systemic barriers to asylum in both the region and ...
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Venezuela: Authorities Must Immediately Release Eduardo Torres, End Persecution of Human Rights Defenders, and Cease All Forms of Politically Motivated Repression
(May 30, 2025) The undersigned organizations express our deep concern regarding the case of Eduardo Torres, a prominent human rights defender and member of the legal team of the NGO Venezuelan ...
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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Massive funding bill, Alien Enemies Act, military missions, Venezuela TPS
Reconciliation” funding bill passes House, moves to Senate; Alien Enemies Act updates; The U.S. military’s growing border and ...
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The ‘Wall’ Before the Wall: Mexico’s Crackdown on Migration at its Southern Border
Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight ...
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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: El Salvador Renditions, Budget, Military Role, March Migration
Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight... With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most ...
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Judicial Reform in Mexico: A Setback for Human Rights
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has proposed a package of constitutional reforms that would transform the composition of Mexico’s judiciary, among other changes. Mexico’s incoming federal ...
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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Mass deportation stories, huge spending bill, Salvador renditions, military zone
Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight... With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most ...
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Migrants in Colombia: Between government absence and criminal control
Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight... The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) is a leading ...
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Halfway to the U.S.: A Report from Honduras on Migration
Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight ...
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Mexico Deepens Militarization. But Facts Show it is a Failed Strategy
Contrary to his campaign promises to “return the army to its barracks,” Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced his intention to reform the National Guard so that it is “completely ...