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Waiting in Limbo at Mexico’s Southern Border

Madeleine Wattenbarger / Truthdig Dec 16, 2024 Under pressure from the U.S., Mexico has turned its southern states into a labyrinth for asylum seekers heading north. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Americas

Behind the U.S.-Backed Coup That Halted Guatemala’s ‘Ten Years of Spring’

Bernardo Jurema / Responsible Statecraft Oct 25, 2024 The 1954 overthrow of the reformist president ended up shaping one nation’s future and another’s foreign policy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Americas

Anti-Corruption Advocate Bernardo Arévalo Wins Presidency in Guatemala

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Aug 21, 2023 "The force of this victory is going to make it clear that there is no place for the attempts to derail the electoral process," Arévalo said following his win. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Guatemala’s Elections in Disarray as Elites Cling to Power

Peter Appleby / Insight Crime Jul 17, 2023 A constitutional crisis brews in Guatemala, as corrupt elites uses legal harassment to stave of electoral threat of Movimiento Semilla. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Interview

Thelma Cabrera: “We Are Fighting for a Plurinational State”

Giovanni Batz / NACLA Jun 19, 2023 An interview with Thelma Cabrera, Maya Mam human rights defenders, who was barred from running for president in Guatemala. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The CIA’s Complicity in Recent Global Atrocities Revealed

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 21, 2020 Intelligence expert William Binney discusses the revelation that a widely used encryption service has been in government hands for decades. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

Mexico Begins Flying, Busing Migrants Back to Honduras

MARÍA VERZA and SONIA PÉREZ D. / The Associated Press Jan 21, 2020 The latest migrant caravan provides a public platform for Mexico to show it will not grant them passage to the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Illegal Crossings Plunge as U.S. Extends Policy Across Border

ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press Jan 19, 2020 Trump administration says it's a deterrent to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico, while critics worry about fairness, exposure to violence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Border Patrol Dodges Questions About Migrant Children’s Deaths

Robert Moore / ProPublica Jan 15, 2020 Appearing before Congress, several officials refuse to respond to criticism that they concealed information about those in their care. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Calls to Break Up ICE

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Nov 7, 2019 The Vermont senator pledges to address the root causes of mass immigration, with the aim of creating a "welcoming and safe nation for all." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S., El Salvador Set to Sign Asylum Deal

COLLEEN LONG / The Associated Press Sep 20, 2019 The pact could let migrants from third countries find refuge in El Salvador, though many Salvadorans are fleeing their land to seek asylum here. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Career of Hate in Border Patrol

A.C. Thompson / ProPublica Aug 16, 2019 Matthew Bowen had been investigated for years before assaulting a fleeing migrant. His record speaks to a much larger crisis in the agency. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )