Technology
Honduras asks China to invest $20 billion in transoceanic rail line
According to the Honduran government, the rail line would increase connectivity throughout the country and bring more trade opportunities for Honduras
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.
Politics
Russia sending troops to train in Nicaragua with Ortega regime
Small contingents of Russian troops will also be allowed to provide “experiences and training” to Nicaraguan forces. The Kremlin is also sending military aircraft and naval vessels.
Immigration
Blinken says border crisis 'beyond anything seen before' at Summit of the Americas
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. is working with several nations at the Summit of the Americas to address the ongoing migrant crisis occurring throughout Latin America
Politics
Honduras inaugurates embassy in China after cutting ties with Taiwan
At the same time, Honduran President Xiomara Castro is in China for her first official visit to the Asian Giant since establishing diplomatic ties
Immigration
Illegal border crossings spike in Arizona after false rumors circulate about CBP vulnerabilities
The month-to-month increase was driven by a large number of families crossing the border, which almost doubled between the two months and led to 60,161 arrests
Immigration
6,000 migrants detained in Mexico in 4 days
From April 21 to April 24, around 5,688 of the detained migrants were found in safe houses, trailers, or hidden inside trucks or buses
Border
Custom Border Patrol: Three failed smuggling attempts lead to 16 arrests in Texas
U.S. Custom and Border Protection agents patrolling the Rio Grande Valley, Linn and Laredo take custody of undocumented Chinese and Latin American immigrants
Immigration
Coyotes now guiding higher income, more educated migrants with steep price increases
Many of the migrants traveling with coyotes are selling their homes and belongings, creating dire risks of homelessness if they are deported
Immigration
Mexican authorities detained more than 250,000 migrants in 2021
The data is representative of a trend in recent years which shows that migrant detentions in Mexico were increasing even before the pandemic