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Key things to know about the proposed foreign aid budget for FY2027

The Trump administration's proposed FY2027 foreign aid budget cuts $12 billion from diplomacy and assistance programs. Here's ...
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U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Migration data, DHS shutdown and new management, abuses in ICE custody, border walls

Migrant encounter data. DHS remains partially shut down. DHS has new management, same mission. Deaths in ICE custody.
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Before More People Are Hurt: Why the Trump Administration’s ‘Joint Targeting’ Model Needs a Rethink

At a March 5 “Counter Cartel Coalition” conference, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told assembled Latin American military ...
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Honduras: Concerns Over the Improper Use of Impeachment Proceedings Against High-Ranking Officials in the Judicial and Electoral Systems

The signing organizations express our concern over the initiation of impeachment proceedings against high-ranking officials ...
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Security and Peace Rooted in Justice

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«El camino duele, pero trae fortaleza»: Un episodio especial por el Mes de la Mujer con Collette Spinetti, la primera secretaria de Estado trans del Uruguay

Un episodio especial de Latin America Today por el Mes de la Mujer con Colette Spinetti — activista trans uruguaya y la primera mujer trans en ocupar un cargo de Secretaría de Estado en Uruguay — en c ...
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Antes de que haya más víctimas: por qué hay que replantearse el modelo de “actuación conjunta” de la Administración Trump

En una conferencia de la “Counter Cartel Coalition” celebrada el 5 de marzo, el secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth declaró ...
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Honduras: preocupación por uso indebido del juicio político de altos cargos del sistema de justicia y electoral

Las organizaciones firmantes expresamos nuestra preocupación por la activación de procesos de juicio político contra altos cargos del sistema de justicia y del ámbito electoral.
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Denouncing Into the Void: The Dismantling of Internal Oversight and Accountability at DHS

Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight... One year ago, on March 21, 2025, hundreds of experienced ...
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U.S.-Mexico Border Update: DHS leadership and oversight, detention deaths and “warehouses,” border wall in natural areas

With this series of updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most important developments at the U.S.-Mexico border. See past updates here. Your donation to WOLA is crucial to keeping these paywall-free and ad ...
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WOLA: U.S. and Cuban governments should center their actions on responding to the Cuban people’s needs and protecting their rights

For over 50 years, WOLA has advocated for a U.S. foreign policy in the region focused on human rights and democratic values, while denouncing human rights violations committed by governments in the ...