Link to article: Former Haitian senator pleads guilty in US court to charges related to Haiti president’s killing | AP News Former Haitian senator, John Joel Joseph plead guilty for charges regarding the 2021 assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse. After reaching an agreement with the government, he changed his plea, and if he cooperates, he could potentially lessen his… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/haiti-dominican-republic-2b7078c8e7f46d1763c683796fee542e?utm_source=RecoReel&utm_medium=articlePage&utm_id=Taboola The Dominican Republic has announced that they are opening trade on the border with Haiti for essential products such as food and medicine. The ban on Haitian citizens entering the country is still active. Ever since a few weeks ago, when the Dominican Republic closed all borders with Haiti due to the dispute over the canal… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/mexico-migrant-transit-centers-us-a64fe4c26f95a68e6d3b6ddebc3cee49?utm_source=RecoReel&utm_medium=articlePage&utm_id=Taboola Mexico has rejected the US’ request to set up migrant transit centers. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says that the reason for this was because said centers belong in countries that are sources of migration, despite the amount of people who move from Mexico to America. López Obrador has stated that he wants to talk to… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-nayib-bukele-gangs-989d6e3ec5e25449e167c7790c795823 El Salvador has arrested over 72,000 people during their crackdown on gang activity, raising eyebrows all around the world. Until recently, El Salvador was known as the “death capital” due to having the highest rate of violence on Earth; at a recorded 6,656 homicides. The amount of homicides since the new policies were put in place… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/biden-immigration-border-migrant-venezuela-b914be14aaeef14eb01bd10ee23067f4 An estimated 472,000 Venezuelans have arrived in America, and the Biden administration has issued them temporary legal status in order for them to be able to work. There have been two starkly different responses to this; Democrats are pleased, as they have been pushing for more aid to be given to those seeking asylum. Republicans on… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-if-elected-again-he-will-send-troops-us-mexico-border-2023-09-20/ Former president Donald Trump has announced that if he is reelected for the presidency, he will move thousands of troops currently stationed overseas to the US-Mexico border. His plans for his updated version of the border policies include eliminating all open border measures put in place by the Biden administration in order to stop the “invasion”… Read more »