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November 16, 2018
Central America Regional, Mexico
– Karla Zabludovsky, “Mexicans Are Joining WhatsApp And Facebook Groups To Talk About How Much They Hate The Caravan” (BuzzFeed, November 16, 2018).
Anti-immigrant sentiment is spreading through social media and spilling onto the streets of Tijuana as the caravan makes its final approach to the border
– Alberto Pradilla, “El Ultimo Aventon Hasta Tijuana” (Plaza Publica (Guatemala), November 16, 2018).
Los estados de Jalisco, Nayarit, Sinaloa y Sonora establecen un puente de autobuses hasta Tijuana. La gran paradoja es que los que menos quieren a la caravana de los hambrientos son los que más han facilitado su avance
Colombia
– “Cartagena del Chaira: Del Flagelo de la Coca a la Deforestacion” (El Tiempo (Colombia), November 16, 2018).
“Tras dejar los cultivos ilícitos, de forma voluntaria, la ganadería se nos convirtió en la forma más rápida para conseguir recursos porque nos estábamos muriendo de hambre”
– Juanita Velez, “Duque Mantiene la Paz Pero Le Quita Lo Transformadora” (La Silla Vacia (Colombia), November 16, 2018).
La no es la hoja de ruta del futuro del país sino una política más para garantizar que los desmovilizados no retomen las armas. Es decir, una paz chiquita
– “Tensiones en el Catatumbo Tras Ingreso de la Fuerza de Despliegue Rapido” (Verdad Abierta (Colombia), November 16, 2018).
Esa unidad militar, activada el pasado 28 de octubre en Ocaña por el presidente de la República, Iván Duque, está conformada por cuatro batallones: tres de despliegue rápido y uno de acción directa y reconocimiento
El Salvador
– Danielle Mackey, “What Happens When a Barrio 18 Soldier Tries to Leave the Gang” (The Intercept, November 16, 2018).
There are an estimated 60,000 gang members in El Salvador. Benjamin knew many who wanted to leave, but they were afraid. He wanted to show them they could
Mexico
– Luis Gomez, “Migrants Are Scaling U.S.-Mexico Fence. Will They Be Arrested?” (The San Diego Union-Tribune, November 16, 2018).
Francisco told The San Diego Union-Tribune that agents plan to make arrests of anyone crossing illegally only when they’ve reached far enough into the U.S. side of the border
– Ricardo Ravelo, “¿y las Finanzas del Crimen?” (SinEmbargo (Mexico), November 16, 2018).
En realidad las policías, en su mayoría, están “cartelizadas”, es decir, al servicio de los grupos criminales
– Jenaro Villamil, “Por Unanimidad, el Senado Ratifica los Ascensos de 187 Militares, Incluido el General del Caso Tlatlaya” (Proceso (Mexico), November 16, 2018).
Por unanimidad de todas las bancadas, con 108 votos a favor, el Senado de la República ratificó hoy el ascenso de 187 militares propuestos por el Ejecutivo federal, incluido al general José Luis Sánchez León
– Malcolm Beith, “‘el Chapo’ Could Be the Key to Dismantling Drug Financial Networks” (The Washington Post, November 16, 2018).
López Obrador should work to beef up the asset forfeiture process and share financial information with the Treasury Department and U.S. investigators
– Joshua Partlow, Sarah Kinosian, “At the U.S. Border, Migrant Caravan Will Slow to a Crawl” (The Washington Post, November 16, 2018).
U.S. border guards can process 100 migrants per day, meaning months of waiting in MexicoWhat had been a plodding slog through southern Mexico rapidly accelerated in the past week, as many migrants rode in buses , provided by local governments
Nicaragua
– Jacobo Garcia, Javier Lafuente, “Ortega Cancela su Participacion en la Cumbre Iberoamericana de Guatemala” (El Pais (Spain), November 16, 2018).
Ortega, que tampoco asistió a la Asamblea General de la ONU, profundiza el aislamiento de Nicaragua tras la represión emprendida por su Gobierno después de las protestas de mayo
Western Hemisphere Regional
– Robert Burns, “Pentagon: Troop Contingent on Border ‘Pretty Much Peaked’” (Associated Press **, November 16, 2018).
Mattis said that within a week to 10 days, the troops currently deployed along the border in Texas, Arizona and California will have accomplished all the tasks initially requested by Customs and Border Protection, although he said additional requests were expected
– Damian Paletta, Erica Werner, “Gop Leaders Aim to Avert Shutdown Over Wall Funding, but Trump Makes No Promises” (The Washington Post, November 16, 2018).
Durbin, a longtime champion of permanent protections for immigrants brought illegally to the country as children, said he was not aware of talks to make a deal on those “dreamers” in exchange for money for Trump’s wall