Nelvin C. Cepeda photo at the San Diego Union-Tribune. Caption: “Central American migrant caravan Day-2 along the U.S. Mexico border in Playas de Tijuana.”

(Even more here)

November 15, 2018

Western Hemisphere Regional

  • 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

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

Mexico

  • 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

  • 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!”

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