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May 8, 2019
Western Hemisphere Regional
- Nick Miroff, “U.S. Asylum Screeners to Take More Confrontational Approach as Trump Aims to Turn More Migrants Away at the Border” (The Washington Post, May 8, 2019).
The new guidelines and directive to asylum officers are among the most significant steps the administration has taken to limit access to the country for foreigners seeking asylum
Brazil
- “Bolsonaro Signs Decree Making It Easier to Own, Carry and Import Weapons” (MercoPress, May 8, 2019).
Beaming members of Congress and industry lobbyists clapped and made pistol signs with their hands
Central America Regional
- “ee.uu. Urge a Militares Centroamericanos Que Enfrentan Narcotrafico a Combatir Corrupcion” (Criterio (Honduras), May 8, 2019).
El jefe del Comando Sur aconsejó a sus colegas militares de la región seguir “un sendero ético cada día”
- “Over 100 Members of Congress Oppose Cutting Aid to Central America” (Washington Office on Latin America, May 8, 2019).
“Progress made on reducing violence and poverty will be reversed, more children and families from the Northern Triangle will be forced to flee their communities, and the situation at our border will get worse, not better,” the letter states
Colombia
- “Amenazaron a Lideres Afro Que Ya Habian Sido Atacados Con Pistolas y Granadas en el Cauca” (Semana (Colombia), May 8, 2019).
Cuando los 16 dirigentes aún no se reponen del impacto que les causó el atentado perpetrado el sábado anterior, a uno de los voceros le llegó un mensaje intimidante que dice: “Es solo el comienzo de lo que será el exterminio de todos ustedes”
- Gonzalo Sanchez, “Las Verdades del General” (Semana (Colombia), May 8, 2019).
El general es ambas cosas a la vez: un presunto responsable a la espera de decisiones judiciales, pero, también, un hombre de honor capaz de asumir responsabilidades públicas
- Felipe Puerta, “Extrajudicial Killing Dims Hopes for Colombia’s Demobilized Farc” (InsightCrime, May 8, 2019).
Following their longtime commanders, many demobilized guerrillas have chosen to leave ETCR zones out of fear of further attacks, leaving them vulnerable to recruitment
- “Infografia: Radiografia de Dos Anos de Corrupcion en Colombia” (Semana (Colombia), May 8, 2019).
Una investigación del Monitor Ciudadano de la Corrupción, de Transparencia por Colombia, reveló que entre 2016 y 2018 la prensa reportó 327 hechos de corrupción que comprometen 17 billones de pesos, e identificó cuánto demoró en llegar la justicia
- Terri Moon Cronk, “Colombian Vice President’s Pentagon Visit Highlights Bilateral Relationship” (U.S. Department of Defense, May 8, 2019).
Shanahan thanked Ramírez for the support her country is providing to address the Venezuelan crisis, and he praised the robust military partnership between the United States and Colombia
Honduras
- “Cinco Cosas Que Debes Saber Sobre el Tratado Militar Que Negocian Honduras e Israel” (El Heraldo (Honduras), May 8, 2019).
El tratado consistiría en la llegada mil soldados de Israel a Honduras, para capacitar y adiestrar a las FF AA y la Policía Nacional
- ““A los Que Cuestionan las Inversiones en Ffaa, el Crimen Organizado Tiene Armas Modernas”: Joh” (El Heraldo (Honduras), May 8, 2019).
El mandatario pronunció el discurso inaugural en la Conferencia de Seguridad Centroamericana 2019
Mexico
- Arturo Angel, “Diagnostican Caos en la Extinta Pgr: 95% de Impunidad, 21 Mil Ordenes Sin Cumplir, 300 Mil Casos Rezagados” (Animal Politico (Mexico), May 8, 2019).
La Procuraduría General de la República (PGR), reemplazada en enero pasado por la Fiscalía General, terminó colapsada
- Deborah Bonello, “Extreme Cartel Violence Has Come to Mexico City” (VICE, May 8, 2019).
Developments in Tepito are prompting some locals VICE spoke with to ask whether the city’s partial immunity from Mexico’s drug war is over
- Arturo RodrÍguez GarcÍa, “No a la Iniciativa Merida; Mejor Que Eu Invierta en Desarrollo: Amlo” (Proceso (Mexico), May 8, 2019).
El titular del Ejecutivo, inclusive rechazó que la cooperación estadunidense vaya a incluir formación y capacitación para la Guardia Nacional
- Alfredo Corchado, “Across From the U.S., at Tourist Spots and Elsewhere, Mexico Grapples With Thousands of Murders” (The Dallas Morning News, May 8, 2019).
This country’s tenuous security situation is falling apart. Reports from across Mexico paint a picture of a nation reeling back on its heels as murders and massacres flourish
- Brent Kendall, Louise Radnofsky, “Trump’s Back-to-Mexico Asylum Policy Stays in Effect” (The Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2019).
The appeals court held that several legal factors favored allowing the Trump administration to administer the policy while the litigation continues
- Brian Melley, Elliot Spagat, “Appeals Court: Trump Can Make Asylum Seekers Wait in Mexico” (Associated Press, Associated Press, May 8, 2019).
Allowing the policy to remain in effect in the meantime lets the administration carry out an unprecedented change to U.S. asylum practices
Venezuela
- Anthony Faiola, Karen Deyoung, “Venezuela’s Opposition Debates New Tactics as Diplomats Race to Defuse Crisis” (The Washington Post, May 8, 2019).
Venezuela’s opposition and its foreign backers are debating a new approach: extending an offer to senior government and military officials to join a post-Maduro transitional government — while also heightening the threat of U.S.-led intervention
- Christopher Torchia, Fabiola Sanchez , “Venezuela’s Top Court Targets Opposition Lawmakers” (Associated Press, The Washington Post, May 8, 2019).
Those facing accusations include prominent figures in the Venezuelan opposition such as Henry Ramos Allup and Luis Germán Florido
- “Editorial: Russian Collusion in Venezuela” (The Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2019).
Why does Donald Trump believe Putin instead of his advisers?
- Juan Forero, Michael C. Bender, “U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Venezuelan General Who Broke Ranks With Maduro” (The Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2019).
Mr. Pence highlighted the immediate removal of all sanctions on Gen. Manuel Cristopher Figuera, the director of Venezuela’s intelligence service, Sebin
- Dan Spinelli, “John Bolton and Mike Pompeo Have Gotten a Lot of Things Wrong About Venezuela” (Mother Jones, May 8, 2019).
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