Health
Pfizer signs agreement to produce COVID-19 pill in developing countries
Eight Latin American countries will be able to produce generic versions of Pfizer’s new COVID-19 pill
Immigration
U.S. and Mexico hold transnational cooperative meeting to tackle migrant smugglers
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador met this week with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Mexico City and said the two sides came to “important agreements”
Immigration
Texas DPS marks over 900 smuggled children rescued from southern border
Through Texas’ border security mission Operation Lone Star, Texas DPS troopers have rescued over 900 children being smuggled into and through Texas from Mexico by human traffickers
Politics
To save the farming industry, Brazil's president fights to maintain relations with Russia
Brazil is notoriously dependent on imported fertilizer and imports about 85% of its fertilizers from abroad – with approximately 20% of the total imports coming from Russia
Immigration
Florida joins multi-state lawsuit against Biden administration’s immigration program
Florida joined a multi-state coalition led by Texas suing the Biden administration for reinstating an Obama-era program that allows undocumented immigrants to enter and remain in the U.S. bypassing laws established by Congress
Politics
Latin American leaders threaten to boycott Biden's Summit of the Americas
The presidents of Bolivia, Brazil and Mexico have also threatened to pull out of the summit, further demonstrating the strained relations between Latin America and the Biden White House
Politics
Boric urges Biden to invite Latin American dictatorships to Summit of the Americas
Boric’s government wants the summit to bring all of the region’s players to the table, despite the differences “and alternative convictions that may exist in the area of human rights"
Culture
National Hispanic Heritage Month and President Reagan's message of liberty
The 40th president and former California governor signed a proclamation in 1987 enacting National Hispanic Heritage Month, honoring the role Hispanics have played throughout American history in safeguarding its republican values
Politics
Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei announces pro-Israel policies ahead of White House visit
Milei, who was born Roman Catholic, has considered converting to Judaism, and expressed passionate support for Israel both during his campaign and after he won the presidential election
Crime
U.S. Border Patrol breaks last year's record of MS-13 and Paisa arrests
The arrests include gang members who are also sex offenders who were apprehended by Rio Grande Valley border patrol agents