(Even more here)

January 20, 2023

Western Hemisphere Regional

• “Eeuu Pide a Paises Latinoamericanos Que Donen a Ucrania Sus Armamento Comprado a Rusia” (Voz de América, Nicaragua Investiga, January 20, 2023).

Southcom commander suggests that Latin American nations donate to Ukraine weaponry they’ve purchased from Russia

Colombia

• Jesus A. Rodriguez, “Colombia’s First Black Vp on Black Power, Climate Reparations and the Assassination Attempt on Her Life” (Politico, January 20, 2023).

Francia Marquez calls for reparations as “a set of transformational policies that will lift up these communities that have lived through a history of violence”

• Cindy A. Morales Castillo, Julian Rios Monroy, “Cese al Fuego Con Disidencias de las Farc: ¿Como Impacta en Disputas Territoriales?” (El Espectador (Colombia), January 20, 2023).

How will a ceasefire between the government and one ex-FARC dissident network affect ongoing disputes between that network and other armed groups?

Cuba

• “United States and Cuba Resume Law Enforcement Dialogue” (U.S. Department of State, January 20, 2023).

Diplomats discussed “human trafficking, narcotics, and other criminal cases”

Peru

• Diego Quispe, “La Capital Sintio el Caos Que se Vive en las Regiones Rebeldes” (La Republica (Peru), January 20, 2023).

Peru’s protests move to Lima, which sees outbreaks of violence

U.S.-Mexico Border

• Davis Winkie, James Barragan, “Migrant Shot and Injured by National Guard Soldier Patrolling Border” (Military Times, Texas Tribune, The Texas Tribune, January 20, 2023).

Very rare to see a U.S. soldier fire at a civilian on U.S. soil

• Todd Miller, “The Border Industrial Complex Goes Big Time” (The Border Chronicle, January 20, 2023).

“Last year was the most profitable on record for border contractors, and by all indications there will be more to reap in 2023”

• Joel Zapata, “Border Enforcement Has Been Deadly by Design” (Oregon State University, The Washington Post, January 20, 2023).

A look at recent history shows the deliberate damage wrought by “prevention through deterrence” at the border

• Maria Sacchetti, Nick Miroff, “Biden Border Plan Expands Use of 1950s-Era Immigration Parole Powers” (The Washington Post, January 20, 2023).

An explanation of “humanitarian parole,” the legal status that the Biden administration is increasingly employing to accommodate migrants instead of asylum