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November 15, 2018

Western Hemisphere Regional

• Dan Lamothe, Maya Averbuch, “At the border, uncertainty about the migrant caravan and military concertina wire” (The Washington Post, November 15, 2018).
  

  Two young men on opposite sides of the border wonder what happens next

• Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis, “En Route Southwest Border Press Gaggle by Secretary Mattis” (U.S. Department of Defense, November 15, 2018).
  

  DOD — the Department of Defense missions do not involve military personnel, at this time, directly participating in any law enforcement. Law enforcement is left in the hands of the customs and border police

• Maria Sacchetti, “Trump’s nominee to lead ICE won’t rule out separating migrant families again” (The Washington Post, November 15, 2018).
  

  At his Senate confrimation hearing, Ronald D. Vitiello defended the controversial policy

Central America Regional, Mexico

• Sandra Dibble, “Central American Migrants Stir Sympathy, Fears in Tijuana” (The San Diego Union-Tribune, November 15, 2018).
  

  An unknown number of the caravan members are expected to present themselves at the San Ysidro Port of Entry and petition for asylum, but there are already some 2,500 people — mainly Mexicans and Central Americans — who are already on a waiting list managed by the migrants themselves

Colombia

• Alfredo Molano Jimeno, Lorena Arboleda Zarate, “Ruta de Proteccion a Lideres Sociales” (El Espectador (Colombia), November 15, 2018).
  

  El Gobierno creará una instancia de coordinación institucional para hacer efectiva la política de protección a dirigentes populares y expidió un decreto para enfrentar amenazas y homicidios

Cuba

• Sebastian Rotella, Tim Golden, “The Strange Case of American Diplomats in Cuba: As the Mystery Deepens, So Do Divisions in Washington” (Mother Jones, November 15, 2018).
  

  “The Cuba thing is one of the few unsolved mysteries we’ve got”

Mexico

• Timothy Bella, “Mattis, Defending Troop Deployment Against Caravan, Cites Pancho Villa’s Raid Into U.S. That Killed 18 Americans” (The Washington Post, November 15, 2018).
  

  Mattis citing Wilson’s action against Villa in the context of a caravan of men, women and children immediately raised eyebrows

• Arturo Angel, “Corte Invalida Ley de Seguridad por el Riesgo Que Implica Convertir a Militares en Policias” (Animal Politico (Mexico), November 15, 2018).
  

  Con una votación de 9 ministros a favor y uno en contra, la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) declaró oficialmente la inconstitucionalidad de la Ley de Seguridad Interior (LSI) con la cual se buscaba regular la participación de las fuerzas armadas en tareas de seguridad

• Alejandro Hope, “Un Plan Sin Razones para la Tranquilidad y el Optimismo” (El Universal (Mexico), November 15, 2018).
  

  El plan apuesta por una salida abiertamente militar a los dilemas de seguridad pública. Se plantea la creación de un cuerpo militar (la Guardia Nacional), ubicado administrativamente en la SEDENA, para atender de manera permanente asuntos de policía

• Arturo Angel, “El Martes Morena Presentara Reforma Que Habilita al Ejercito Vigilar Calles y Detener Civiles” (Animal Politico (Mexico), November 15, 2018).
  

  Busca modificar la Constitución para permitir que elementos de las fuerzas armadas, adscritos a la Guardia Nacional anunciada por Andrés Manuel López Obrador, puedan, de forma permanente, patrullar calles, prevenir delitos, e incluso detener personas

• Jorge Carrasco Araizaga, “Sedena, Pilar de la Estrategia de Seguridad de Lopez Obrador” (Proceso (Mexico), November 15, 2018).
  

  La Guardia Nacional tiene como modelos la Guardia Civil de España y la Gendarmería de Francia, que dependen de las Fuerzas Armadas, según explicó

• Arturo Daen, “Plan de Amlo Contradice Recomendaciones Internacionales para Mexico de Retirar el Ejercito y Fortalecer la Policia Civil” (Animal Politico (Mexico), November 15, 2018).
  

  Distintos mecanismos de la ONU, naciones en el Examen Periódico Universal y la CIDH han advertido sobre los peligros de militarizar la seguridad pública

• Keegan Hamilton, “Explosive Testimony at el Chapo’s Trial Tells New History of the Sinaloa Cartel” (VICE, November 15, 2018).
  

  El Rey’s most dramatic testimony covered the war that broke out between El Chapo and the leaders of the Tijuana cartel in the late 1980s and extended all the way through the early 2000s

• Elliot Spagat, Maria Verza, “Migrants Meet Some Local Resistance as They Continue to Stream Into Tijuana” (Associated Press, Time, November 15, 2018).
  

  About 100 migrants declined offers of rides to shelters and had camped out late Wednesday by the steel border fence at Tijuana’s beach area, when a similar number of local residents marched up to the group shouting, “You’re not welcome,” and, “Get out!”

• Kirk Semple, “As Migrants Line Up, Hoping for Asylum, a Quiet Day at a Busy California Border” (The New York Times, November 15, 2018).
  

  The vanguard of what President Trump has labeled an invasion force formed an orderly line at about 6:45 a.m. on Thursday near a major border crossing between Tijuana and the United States and waited patiently

Uruguay

• “Uruguay’s Senate Oks Law for Entry of Us Planes, Personnel” (Associated Press, The Washington Post, November 15, 2018).
  

  Uruguay’s Senate approved a law Thursday allowing U.S. aircraft, military personnel and civilians into the South American country to help provide security for a Group of 20 summit of world leaders in neighboring Argentina

Venezuela

• Angus Berwick, “A New Venezuelan Id, Created With China’s Zte, Tracks Citizen Behavior” (Reuters **, November 15, 2018).
  

  Using the servers purchased from ZTE, the government is creating a database some citizens fear is identifying Venezuelans who support the government and those who don’t