Latin America

Judge In California Blocks Trump Administration's New Asylum Rule

5:04am July 25, 2019

by John Burnett

A federal judge in San Francisco blocked a Trump administration rule requiring most asylum-seekers to ask for protection in another country before they cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Guatemalan migrant Lety Pérez embraces her son, Anthony, while pleading with a Mexican National Guard member to let them cross into the United States, near Juárez, Mexico, on Monday.

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Photo Of Mother Pleading With Mexican Soldier Draws Attention To Migrant Patrol

8:32pm July 24, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

In what a former Mexican official called the "pic du jour," a Mexican National Guard member stands in the way of a Guatemalan woman and her son who are trying to reach the U.S. border.

Trump Threatens Guatemala With Tariffs If It Doesn't Comply With New Asylum Process

4:05pm July 23, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

President Trump is threatening to dock the money Guatemalan workers send from the U.S. back home and apply tariffs on the country's goods unless it curbs migration.

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Protesters In Puerto Rico Continue Calls For Gov. Rossello To Resign

5:01am July 23, 2019

NPR's Steve Inkeep talks to political anthropologist Yarimar Bonilla, who has been protesting in Puerto Rico to force the governor to resign.

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Venezuelan soldiers and policemen who deserted to Colombia protest after being evicted from the hotel where they were staying in Cúcuta in May. More than 1,400 members of Venezuelan security forces fled the country in February and March.

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Venezuelan Officers Who Fled To Colombia Are 'Adrift' As Maduro Holds Onto Power

1:01pm July 22, 2019

by John Otis

More than 1,400 members of Venezuelan security forces crossed the border hoping to one day return. Some say they're losing steam as efforts to depose the administration have fizzled.

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Many Asylum Seekers In Mexico Are From Far Beyond Central America

5:23pm July 20, 2019

by James Fredrick

A new Trump administration rule says people seeking asylum must have already applied and been rejected in another country. Most are from Central America, but some are coming from Africa and elsewhere.

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The Fallout From A Seemingly Sweet Oil Deal For Venezuela's Neighbors

8:00am July 20, 2019

by Jason Beaubien

The PetroCaribe program provided fuel to Venezuela's neighbors on long-term credit to spur economic growth. What has happened now that Venezuela is in free fall?

Acting Head Of Customs And Border Protection Defends Agency's Decisions

6:59am July 19, 2019

Mark Morgan, acting head of Customs and Border Protection, addresses the Trump administration new asylum rule. He says it's being rolled out as a small "pilot."

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a religious freedom summit at the Department of State on Tuesday. Pompeo is headed to Argentina, which is expected to announce it's joining an international coalition to counter Iran.

Trump Administration Turns To South America For Help With Anti-Iran Coalition

9:57am July 18, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

As the U.S. has struggled to build support among its traditional allies in Europe to combat what it calls Iran's aggression, it has been forced to look elsewhere for support, such as Latin America.

Economy

Betting Shops Are Thriving In Venezuela As Hyperinflation Roils The Economy

7:12am July 18, 2019

by Philip Reeves

Getting by in Venezuela gets harder by the day with deep shortages of food and medicine and a currency that's just about worthless. Perhaps it's no surprise that betting shops are thriving.

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