Business
OECD considers membership of 3 Latin American countries
Currently, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia and Mexico are Latin America’s only OECD member countries
Immigration
Migrants from over 140 different countries apprehended at the border since October
Mexico, Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia, and Guatemala made up the top five nationalities out of the more than 900,000 undocumented migrants apprehended so far in Fiscal Year 2023
Politics
Colombian army apologizes for killing thousands of civilians depicted as rebels from 2002-2008
The killings occurred amid a lengthy armed conflict between the government and a civil war between FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and ELN (National Liberation Army) guerilla forces that rocked the embattled South American country for several years
Immigration
U.S. to open migration centers in Latin America, expedite deportations
To help process migrants that are seeking asylum, the U.S. will deploy asylum officers to new “regional processing centers” in Guatemala and Colombia to expand legal pathways for migrants
Terrorism
Colombia seeks extradition from Venezuela of FARC terrorists who killed children
In a statement, Lopez said "the lives of Colombians are above any political consideration” and asked the Venezuelan dictatorship to "respect the lives of the Colombian people"
Immigration
Migrant caravan of 3,000 heads to Mexico City hoping to reach U.S.
Most of the migrants are Venezuelans fleeing from poverty and harsh living conditions, as well as nationals from Cuba, Ecuador, and Colombia
Immigration
Exclusive Investigation: Venezuelans are abandoning their U.S. migration plans and returning home
ADN America conducted interviews at bus terminals in the northern part of Medellín (Colombia) where authorities have noticed huge influx of Venezuelan migrants being repatriated to their country
Culture
Cuban-Colombian judge to preside over Trump classified documents trial
Born in 1981 in Cali, Colombia to a Cuban mother whose family fled the 1959 Revolution, Cannon's family resettled in Miami where her mother ultimately married her father, a Colombian from Indiana
Human Rights
Rubio and Menendez call on Blinken to take firm stand against indentured servitude of Cuban doctors
The Senators' concerns were sent after Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia announced their intention to continue their participation in Cuba’s international medical missions program
Sports
VIDEO: Athlete runs without underwear, finishes last after his genitals come out in the middle of the race!
Italian decathlete Alberto Nonino was unable to control his hamstring during the 400-meter dash, resulting in a situation that has gone viral at the U-20 World Athletics Championships in Cali, Colombia.