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WEBOn the 10th anniversary of the Ayotzinapa case, three key tasks for Mexico’s new government Since September 26, 2014, when security forces colluding with a criminal group forcibly disappeared the 43 Ayotzinapa students and committed other serious human rights violations, the families, along with the organizations accompanying them, have demanded answers from successive governments.
Understanding the Failure of the U.S. Embargo on Cuba - WOLA
WEBFeb 4, 2022 · Background, Impact and Recommendations from Leading Cuba Experts On February 3, 1962, President John F. Kennedy imposed the U.S. embargo on Cuba. The 60th anniversary of the embargo is a stark reminder of the United States’ policy failures of the longest lasting series of sanctions in its foreign policy history. Today, more than half a …
Mexico's Crackdown on Migration at its Southern Border - WOLA
WEBDec 17, 2019 · Contents Introduction Key Findings Mexico Proposes a New Approach to Migration—Then Reverses Itself under U.S. Pressure Apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico Border U.S.-Mexico Agreement to Curb Migration Flows Apprehension Numbers at Mexico’s Southern Border Mexico’s Security and Migration Deployment in the Border Zone Migration Patterns and Smuggling Shifts in Apprehension and Deportation ...
Migration & Border Security - WOLA
WEBWOLA’s migration and border security program documents the violence, corruption, lack of opportunity, and other factors driving forced migration to the United States’ southern border, as well as the dangers that migrants face along the journey north, at the border, and when expelled or deported. We monitor how current policies …
U.S. Special Operations in Latin America: Parallel Diplomacy?
WEBAug 30, 2016 · Documents Show Special Ops Training in the Region Tripled From 2007 to 2014 The U.S. military’s most elite forces have been increasing their deployments across the globe, and Latin America and the Caribbean are no exception. But as Special Operations Forces activity grows, the already low amount of transparency and available information about their actions […]
U.S.-Cuba Relations: The Old, the New and What Should Come Next
WEBDec 16, 2022 · In 2022, the Biden administration finally took steps that can lay the groundwork for future movement on U.S.-Cuba relations. Since May, the Biden administration has reversed some Trump-era policies on Cuba –including resuming flights as well as facilitating family reunification and remittances– and restored engagement on select issues, particularly migration. What is yet to happen, […]
Alan García’s Legacy in Peru - WOLA
WEBMay 1, 2019 · Jo-Marie Burt and Coletta Youngers discuss the suicide of a longtime power broker Facing arrest in a corruption scandal, Peru’s two-time president Alan García shot himself to death on April 17. WOLA Senior Fellows Jo-Marie Burt and Coletta Youngers discuss the personal journey of a politician who loomed over …
Key points on access to asylum in Mexico, protections for migrant ...
WEBMar 23, 2021 · The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), Asylum Access, and the Institute for Women in Migration (IMUMI) have prepared a summary of the status of access to asylum in Mexico, protections for migrant children, and U.S. cooperation. Here are our key findings: Mexico as a destination country for asylum seekers Asylum requests have increased dramatically […]
Ending 50 Years of Conflict in Colombia: A New Report from WOLA
WEBApr 14, 2014 · Like all peace processes, the Colombian negotiations’ success will require international support, both political and financial. The most important international actor will be the United States, which over the past 15 years has been by far Colombia’s largest source of foreign assistance (US$9 billion since 2000).A large majority of this assistance has gone to Colombia’s security forces.
Eight Reasonable Border Security Proposals (That Are Not a Wall)
WEB“You pass it, I’ll sign it, I want some border stuff.’ That’s what he said.” That, according to House Democratic Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), is what President Trump told her during a recent meeting about preserving Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA).. In other words, Trump said he’s willing to sign a bill allowing 800,000 undocumented young people who were brought here ...