(2021-04-14). Militarize the Southern Border: Joe Biden Strikes Deal with Mexico and Central American States to Curb Migration. globalresearch.ca A crisis of migration into the United States from Mexico, Guatemala …
(2021-04-13). This isn't a Border Crisis, It's a Poverty, Violence and Climate Crisis. counterpunch.org 
Thousands of desperate migrants, mostly from Central America, are stuck at the U.S.-Mexico border. Most are families and unaccompanied children. Despite their legal rights to apply for asylum, U.S. officials are turning away huge numbers, claiming pandemic restrictions. But thousands of children remain, held in crowded border detention facilities while awaiting transfer to Department of
(2021-04-13). Dossier No. 39: Pity the Nation: Honduras is being eaten from within and without. mronline.org 
On 28 June 2009, President Manuel Zelaya was overthrown in a coup d'état engineered by the Honduran oligarchy and the United States government. The reverberations of the coup extend into present-day Honduras, which continues to struggle to maintain its political sovereignty. | April 13, 2021 | Commentary…
(2021-04-13). Mexico arrests 30 marines over alleged forced disappearances in city hit by drug cartel violence. rt.com 
Dozens of marines have been arrested by Mexican police for allegedly playing a part in forced disappearances in 2014 in the northern city of Nuevo Laredo, the navy has said. The border area has been plagued by cartel drug wars. | The attorney general's office ordered the detention of the naval personnel who were carrying out "surveillance and deterrence" work in the city, which borders the US state of Texas, the navy said in a short statement on Monday night. | Mexico's navy has been a key arm of the government's military-led cartel crackdown in the last 15 years, but it has drawn complaints over alleged human…
(2021-04-13). Headlines for April 13, 2021. democracynow.org Brooklyn Center Police Chief Claims Officer Mistook Gun for Taser in Killing of Daunte Wright, Prosecution Rests Case in Murder Trial of Minneapolis Ex-Cop Derek Chauvin, U.S. to Pause Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Amid Reports of Rare Blood Clots, WHO Warns of Exponential Rise in COVID-19 Cases, COVID-19 Cases Surge in the Philippines as Duterte Appears in Public for First Time in Two Weeks, European Union Officials Consider Use of Russian COVID-19 Vaccine, Biden Admin Strikes Deals with Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to Further Militarize Borders, As Volcano Erupts, Only Vaccinated Residents of St.
(2021-04-13). Headlines for April 13, 2021. democracynow.org Brooklyn Center Police Chief Claims Officer Mistook Gun for Taser in Killing of Daunte Wright, Prosecution Rests Case in Murder Trial of Minneapolis Ex-Cop Derek Chauvin, U.S. to Pause Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Amid Reports of Rare Blood Clots, WHO Warns of Exponential Rise in COVID-19 Cases, COVID-19 Cases Surge in the Philippines as Duterte Appears in Public for First Time in Two Weeks, European Union Officials Consider Use of Russian COVID-19 Vaccine, Biden Admin Strikes Deals with Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to Further Militarize Borders, As Volcano Erupts, Only Vaccinated Residents of St.
(2021-04-13). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Health care workers in Mexico City and Guanajuato state are continuing protests to demand access to COVID-19 vaccinations while members of the Utier electrical workers union in Puerto Rico voted unanimously in favor of a strike against the Electrical Energy Authority…
(2021-04-13). Mexico Detains 30 Military Men Accused Of Forced Disappearance. telesurenglish.net Mexican Attorney General's Office on Monday started investigating 30 Navy soldiers for their alleged involvement in the forced disappearance of people in the Tamaulipas state. | RELATED: | The Navy turned over its 30 members on April 9 because they could be linked to at least 25 disappearances reported in the Nuevo Laredo Municipality in 2014 when a special task force was deployed in that territory to combat crime. | Mexican autho…
(2021-04-13). México — Turismo, abuso e impunidad. globalizacion.ca Fue una de las entidades más olvidadas de México, pero hoy Quintana Roo es el principal polo turístico del país. Allí se genera más de una tercera parte de las divisas que ingresan por dicha actividad. Esa transformación se dio…
(2021-04-13). México — La ilusión del fuero como cobijo de inmunidad. globalizacion.ca La revista Proceso relata que hace quince años, el dirigente del sindicato minero metalúrgico huyó del país, acusó una persecución política por las vías laborales y penales que le reclamaban sus compañeros del gremio por el desvío de 54 millones…
(2021-04-13). Nicaragua to Debate Reforms to Its Electoral Law. telesurenglish.net Lawmakers of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) on Monday proposed reforms on the electoral law ahead of Nicaragua's elections on Nov. 7. | RELATED: | Some of the reforms are aimed at banning direct or indirect financing from abroad to any political party or alliance. | Besides creating a procedure for assigning ballots to new parties, the Sandinista initiative calls for gender equality as political format…
(2021-04-13). Panama to Trial 50 People Linked to Odebrecht Case. telesurenglish.net In Panama, the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (FEA) summoned 50 people to trial in connection to the Odebrecht bribes case. | RELATED: | Investigations against the defendants go for money laundering charges and crimes against the public administration. | The FEA initially charged 101 people, 19 of whom made agreements to collaborate. A suspension of the penal process was approved for 29 people. | Pan…