Judges May Soon Have to Run for Election in Mexico. Critics Say That’s Bad News for Its Democracy
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has long been critical of his country’s Supreme Court as it stood in the way of some of his signature policy proposals. This...
Guatemalan Police Arrest 7 Accused of Trafficking The 53 Migrants Who Asphyxiated in Texas in 2022
Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned...
From Fentanyl to Cocaine, The Rise of Turkish Criminal Networks in Latin America
In June, Turkish authorities seized 373 kilograms of cocaine from Ecuador. Two months earlier, in April, Turkish police seized 608 kg of cocaine during an operation in three provinces....
Fifty Young Ambassadors to Visit Central America
Following two weeks of training in Taipei, 50 “youth ambassadors” taking part in an annual Ministry of Foreign Affairs outreach program are to embark on a 12-day trip to...
Blinken To Travel to Haiti to Shore Up Security Mission Backing
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Haiti on Thursday, a senior U.S. official said, as Washington seeks to solidify the U.N.-backed security mission in the Caribbean country...
Costa Rican Congress Approves Bill to Target Illicit Wealth Accumulation
The Costa Rican Congress has approved, in its first debate, a significant bill aimed at prosecuting illicit enrichment, commonly referred to as “emerging capitals.”
Introduced by President Carlos Alvarado’s administration,...
