Crime
Who is Rafael Quero Silva, former Venezuelan military chief detained by ICE in Miami?
Rafael Quero is accused of allegedly repressing and torturing students and women during the 2014 protests against dictator Nicolás Maduro
Politics
El Salvador plans mass trials for gang members arrested in crackdown
The measure would allow prosecutors to try up to 900 individuals at the same time, as long as they belong to the same criminal group or are from the same region of the Central American country
Politics
Nicaragua's Ortega regime expels European Union ambassador
So far the regime has not issued an official statement justifying the decision taken with the high ranking official
Crime
Argentine judges approve investigation of Venezuelan embassy siege, abduction of opposition workers
The ruling considered that these are crimes of “extreme seriousness” that require action without delay or delay to protect the “broad sectors of the civilian population” that would be affected
Human Rights
Nicaragua sends 222 freed political opponents to U.S.
The U.S. government said the release was a “unilateral decision” that resulted from continued diplomatic efforts with the regime of Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega
Immigration
Mexico: More than 70,000 migrants were kidnapped or trafficked between 2011 and 2020
The states with the most cases of kidnapping are Chiapas, Nuevo León, Tabasco, Veracruz and Tamaulipas, the CNDH reported.
Human Rights
New Guatemalan law punishes abortion and same-sex marriage
The law still needs to be signed by the president and published in the country’s official gazette to come into effect
Trending
Happy the elephant is not a legal person, New York court rules
The decision means that Happy will continue to live in the Bronx Zoo, which has been her home for the past 45 years
Politics
Blinken to visit Colombia, Chile, and Peru next week
The U.S. Secretary of State plans to meet with the South American countries' heads of state and discuss bilateral relations