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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Massive funding bill, Alien Enemies Act, military missions, Venezuela TPS
Reconciliation” funding bill passes House, moves to Senate; Alien Enemies Act updates; The U.S. military’s growing border and ...
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$160 Billion to Detain and Deport: Congress’s “Reconciliation” Bill is a Betrayal of Priorities and Will Harm the Most Vulnerable
This piece focuses on the incredible scale of what the U.S. Congress is proposing to spend on enforcement and border security ...
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El Salvador: International Organizations Condemn the Detention of Human Rights Defender Ruth López
The undersigned international organizations condemn the detention of human rights defender Ruth López. The National Police ...
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The Road to the Judicial Elections in Mexico
Through a controversial constitutional reform, Mexico has adopted an unprecedented system in which all judges across the ...
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Lessons from Latin America as the United States Confronts Enforced Disappearance
Over the past two months, U.S. immigration and law‑enforcement agencies have been detaining migrants and asylum seekers without promptly disclosing their whereabouts, permitting contact with counsel, ...
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WOLA Statement on Senate Resolution 195 on Human Rights in El Salvador
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) strongly supports Senate Resolution 195, introduced by Senator Tim Kaine and colleagues, which requests a report from the U.S. Department of State on the ...
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Mexicans Head To Polls
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