Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)Opinion

Retaking the Security Agenda in Latin America

Too many current political discussions start from the premise that protecting populations from violence requires restricting ...
Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)Opinion

Termination of TPS for El Salvador: What’s the Impact?

Explainer breaking down what it will mean in the US and in El Salvador following the cancellation of Temporary Protected ...
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Banished to the South: The Human Cost of Deportation

At Mexico’s northern border in Nogales, and at its southern border in Tapachula, the increase in deportations of both Mexican ...
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Civil Society Letter: Oversight and Accountability After One Year of Boat Strikes

One year has passed since the Trump administration launched its campaign targeting civilians in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific ...
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“Scared, Traumatized, Destitute, and Physically Vulnerable”: Report illuminates the invisible crisis of thousands stranded in southern Mexico by U.S. “mass deportation…

Trapped in Tapachula, third-country migrants are subject to a “revolving door” of detention and release, unable to work ...
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Colombia’s Immigration Crackdown Threatens Venezuelan’s Rights

On August 23, Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella ordered Migración Colombia (Colombia’s migration agency) and the ...
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“It’s a Policy That Seeks to Wear People Out”: U.S. “mass deportation” brings misery to Mexico’s far south

At Mexico’s northern border in Nogales, and at its southern border in Tapachula, the increase in deportations of both Mexican and other nations’ citizens is generating a full-blown humanitarian crisis ...