Hugo Martinez, the Salvadoran foreign minister, visited Qatar this week in order to establish greater relations between the countries. One topic discussed in particular was the fate of over 200,000 undocumented Salvadoran people who will be deported from the United States by September 2019 following the removal of their temporary protected status (TPS). The Salvadoran Government is hopeful that Qatar… Read more »
Advocates were counting on Democrats to force Republicans to guarantee a protected future for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children during negotiations surrounding the US government shutdown. But the American government was open on Tuesday morning after a three-day closure without any concrete protections for those often called “Dreamers”.
Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva – a leftist leader who rose from abject poverty to serve as Brazil’s president from 2003 to 2010 – was widely tipped to win the country’s 2018 general election. However, an appeals court on Wednesday upheld corruption and money-laundering convictions against the 71-year-old, and he is now barred from running. Once called “the most popular… Read more »
El Salvador is seeking to reach an agreement with Qatar to allow Salvadoran migrants who are forced to leave the United States to work temporarily in the Gulf country, a spokesperson for the Salvadoran presidency said on Tuesday. Last week, US President Donald Trump’s administration said that as of September 2019, it would eliminate the temporary protected status, or TPS,… Read more »
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has said he is “ready to be a candidate” after the country’s Constituent Assembly unanimously voted to hold a presidential election by the end of April. The move on Tuesday came amid growing speculation that elections would be held in the first part of 2018, as the ruling Socialists hope to take advantage of a deep… Read more »
On July 1 of this year, Mexican citizens will elect a new president to serve for 6 years as well as 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies and 128 members for the Senate. However, the politically motivated killing rampage that occurred throughout the year 2017 has resulted in the deaths of many officials as well as the fear for… Read more »
Brazil’s state-run oil company has said it will pay $2.95bn to settle a class action brought by investors in the United States. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, commonly known as Petrobras, said in a statement on Wednesday that the settlement would bring to an end a legal battle with investors claiming to have suffered losses as a result of a region-wide corruption… Read more »
2017 is set to be Mexico’s most violent year on record, with 23,101 homicide cases opened during the first 11 months of the year. These homicide cases can contain more than one victim. A number of categories of crime saw increases in 2017, but the year also proved to be the deadliest in the past decade for Mexico’s politicians —… Read more »
What role did you play in the simulation? I was a member of the Association for Refugees and Minorities (ARM) along with Max K. and Niko D. My role in this simulation was to read our opening statement to the committee as well as meet with Gilbia and the UNHCR. I encouraged Gilbia to continually accept refugees as well as… Read more »
On Sunday, December 17th, Juan Orlando Hernandez was declared president, yet opposing candidate, Salvador Nasralla, refuses to accept the election results; he believes the election is flawed and Hernandez’s second term illegitimate.