Latin America

Migrants gathered at the Border Transit Comprehensive Care Center are given documents by an official, center, that allow them to legally travel through Mexico.

World News

Mexico issues nearly 7,000 temporary documents and transit visas to migrants

3:18pm June 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

The migration agency did not specify what kind of documents were issued. Most of the migrants showed papers that gave them a period of time to leave the country or begin regularization procedures.

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Police in El Salvador have arrested over 36,000 people to curb gang violence

8:05am June 12, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe talks with Amnesty International's Arjun Chaudhuri about the state of emergency in El Salvador which has led to mass arrests of civilians.

World News

Guatemalan democracy is weakening

5:13pm June 11, 2022

by Maria Martin

There's been a lot of talk about democracy at this weeks Summit of Americas in Los Angeles. Some attendants are alarmed at an increasing deterioration of the rule of law in Guatemala.

Biden aimed to band with South America but some countries were left out of the summit

8:24am June 11, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden wanted to reset the U.S. relationship with its closest neighbors at a splashy meeting in Los Angeles. But there was one bump after another at the Summit of the Americas.

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President Biden had hoped Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador would join him at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles — but López Obrador snubbed the invitation

Biden is hosting the Summit of the Americas, but Mexico's president won't be there

4:26pm June 08, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

The Summit of the Americas was supposed to be a chance for the United States to make progress with its neighbors on migration and other big issues. But several key players won't be at the table.

The biggest and most complicated topic at the Summit of the Americas? Migration

4:59pm June 07, 2022

by Carrie Kahn

Migration is the biggest issue on the table at the Summit of the Americas this week. What can the regions leaders do to help relieve the crush and human misery at their borders?

Cinnamon and cardamon bun served in a Swedish cafe, often eaten at fika – a Swedish word that's often translated as "coffee and cake break."

#SwedenGate sparks food fight: Why some countries share meals more than others

4:04pm June 07, 2022

A Reddit user claimed that while visiting a friend's house in Sweden, he had to sit in another room while the family ate dinner. The story ignited a conversation about how the rest of the world eats.

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Asylum-seeking migrants from Colombia, Cuba and Venezuela arrive on U.S. soil, after crossing the Colorado River, from Mexico on Feb. 21, in Yuma, Arizona.

With Cubans leaving en masse, much of Cuba's real estate is up for sale

10:42am June 07, 2022

by Carrie Kahn

Cubans are fleeing because of a steep economic downturn. Immigration is a big issue as leaders meet at this week's Summit of the Americas — but communist-controlled Cuba isn't invited.

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The Summit of the Americas is often messy, and this year's looks to be no different

5:12pm June 06, 2022

The Summit of the Americas has a long history of being kind of messy. This year's summit in Los Angeles seems quite likely to follow suit.

Cuban activists applaud U.S. decision to exclude Cuba from Summit of the Americas

4:59am June 06, 2022

by Carrie Kahn

The Biden administration declined to invite Cuba to this week's Summit of the Americas. Free speech advocates point to a crackdown in Cuba that heightens surveillance and stifles dissent.