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The Trump Administration’s Unprecedented Military Deployment in Los Angeles Echoes the Overreach We’ve Long Opposed in Latin America
The deployment of the military in response to protests in Los Angeles echoes the overreach we have seen for over 50 years in ...
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Travel Ban and its impact for the nationals of Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela. What you need to know.
The proclamation issued by President Trump on June 4, imposes a travel ban that restricts the entry of foreign nationals, either fully or partially, to the U.S. from a specific set of countries. From ...
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Colombia Must Not Backtrack into Political Violence
WOLA condemns the attack on Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, one of the presidential candidates for Colombia's Democratic Center ...
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Key Facts About the Experience of LGBTIQ+ Migrants
LGBTIQ+ migrants fleeing violence in Latin America face extreme risks and systemic barriers to asylum in both the region and ...
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Colombia No Debe Retroceder en Violencia Política
WOLA condena el atentado que se realizó contra el Senador Miguel Uribe Turbay, uno de los precandidatos presidenciales para ...
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The Supreme Court’s decision on TPS for Venezuelans: What does it mean and what happens now?
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused a federal court ruling from California that had blocked the Trump ...
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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
Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight... The bill now goes on to the Senate. It is advancing under an ...
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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Massive funding bill, Alien Enemies Act, military missions, Venezuela TPS
Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight... With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most ...