A joint report by two Latin America-focused NGOs, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Kino Border Initiative (KBI), has brought attention to ongoing human rights abuses committed by US border agents at the US-Mexico border. The report highlights disturbing incidents, such as deaths in custody, the use of abusive language, denial of … Read more
The Department of Homeland Security has stopped using the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as “Remain-in-Mexico”. The policy required certain migrants to await their asylum hearings in Mexico. US border officers on Monday suspended restrictions from the Trump era that obliged certain migrants to await their asylum hearings in Mexico. The policy was stopped because … Read more
Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says his government will spend $1.5bn on modernising the US border. He made the announcement after he met US President Joe Biden at the White House. There has been a record influx of migrants crossing into the US from its southern border with Mexico. The modernization of Mexico’s border … Read more
