Crime
After Maduro’s capture, armed paramilitary groups patrol Caracas, search phones and restrict press
ADN América spoke with a Venezuelan man in Caracas who was held for several hours after armed groups searched his mobile phone.
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Immigration
Mexico reports nearly 1.4 million irregular migrants this year, high number of unaccompanied minors
Mexican authorities have also detected a large number of unaccompanied minors on the journey to reach the U.S. between January and May 2024
Politics
María Corina Machado condemns Venezuelan arrests of opposition activists as acts of "pure cruelty and evil"
Machado described the Maduro regime’s arrests as acts of “pure cruelty and evil,” and reiterated her commitment to fight for the freedom and dignity of the Venezuelan people
Business
Argentine senate defies far left rioters, passes economic reform package in effort to revitalize economy
The new reforms will declare a state of economic emergency and give the new president the power to temporarily rescind union rights as part of an attempt to revitalize the South American country's economy
Human Rights
Justice Dept. task force declares war on cartels smuggling migrants through Darién Gap jungle
The U.S. announced the $8 million reward on Tuesday for information leading to arresting those involved in migrant smuggling
Politics
New government appointed in Haiti as Caribbean nation seeks to restore law and order
Haiti formed a new government in the wake of mass resignations from the government of the former Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, and three years after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021
Politics
Brazil to ask Argentina to extradite alleged Jan. 8 rioters
The extradition request reportedly asks for the Argentinian government to return more than 60 people who were present when thousands of Brazilians rioted and stormed government buildings
Politics
"Socialism will never return again!" declares defiant Venezuelan opposition leader
María Corina Machado highlighted the strength and organization of the thousands of citizens who have joined the candidacy of her standard bearer, Edmundo González Urrutia
Immigration
New Biden asylum restrictions could impact Mexico's border with Central America
The new measure could impact Tapachula, the largest city on the border of Mexico with Guatemala, because within the next four months the largest migratory flow of the year is expected
Crime
Colombia's Petro administration to begin 'total peace' talks with Second Marquetalia terror group
The government signed a previous peace deal with FARC in 2016, but since then, about a thousand rogue fighters and members split off into the Second Marquetalia, a FARC splinter group that continue to engage in acts of violence. The group is most active on Colombia's border with Venezuela, but also has operates in other areas of the South American country.
Politics
Russia to deploy warships and jets to Latin America with expected destinations in Cuba and Venezuela, says U.S.
The upcoming Caribbean drills are part of an effort to flex Moscow’s power in the wake of losing several warships in its continued invasion of Ukraine, all part of a larger strategy to escalate the Kremlin’s military presence throughout the world
