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Jose A. Iglesias photo at The Miami Herald. Caption: “Cuban migrants check their status on the list posted by the entrance to the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico.”
August 21, 2019
Western Hemisphere Regional
- Hamed Aleaziz, “The Trump Administration Plans to Deny Work Permits to Asylum-Seekers Who Cross the Border” (BuzzFeed, August 21, 2019).
The Trump administration plans to issue a new policy that would deny work permits to asylum-seekers who cross the border without authorization as well as those who are convicted of a felony, and significantly delay when those qualified to apply for a permit can do so
- Miriam Jordan, “The Flores Agreement Protected Migrant Children for Decades. It’s Under Threat.” (The New York Times, August 21, 2019).
As early as Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security is expected to issue a sweeping new set of regulations for detaining migrant children, replacing more than two decades of protections
Colombia
- Catalina Oquendo, “El Ejercito de Colombia Prepara una Version Coordinada Sobre el Conflicto” (El Pais (Spain), August 21, 2019).
EL PAÍS buscó comunicarse con la Dirección de Comunicaciones Estratégicas del Ejército para conocer cómo garantizará que esta directriz no incida en los relatos que los militares cuentan ante la Comisión y la JEP, sin obtener respuesta
- Ricardo Monsalve Gaviria, “Crimenes de Lideres en Antioquia, ¿Resueltos?” (El Colombiano (Medellin Colombia), August 21, 2019).
Para las instituciones oficiales, la labor se está haciendo bien. Sin embargo para las organizaciones sociales como la Fundación Sumapaz, la impunidad en estos crímenes ronda el 95%.
- “Investigan Masacre de Cinco Personas en Neira, Caldas” (Semana (Colombia), August 21, 2019).
El sector donde ocurrió la masacre hace parte de una zona recreativa con espacios naturales para acampar
Cuba, Mexico
- Mario J. Penton, “Thousands of Cubans Try to Enter the U.S. at a Border Now Practically Closed Off to Them” (The Miami Herald, August 21, 2019).
Long lists of papers taped to window panes hold the names of thousands of migrants waiting their turn to ask for U.S. asylum. The largest number of asylum seekers by far are Cubans, followed by Venezuelans and Nicaraguans
Mexico
- Juan Camilo Jaramillo, “Entire Police Forces Continue to Be Arrested in Mexico” (InsightCrime, August 21, 2019).
Fifteen police officers from the municipality of Madera, Chihuahua, in northern Mexico, were arrested on August 15 during a joint operation by state and federal agencies
- Ewan Palmer, “Mexico Judge Approves Recreational Cocaine Use in Landmark Ruling, Cites Drug’s Ability to Provide ‘Spiritual Experiences’” (Newsweek, August 21, 2019).
In the first ruling of its kind, the district court in Mexico City granted permission for the pair to “possess, transport and use cocaine”—but not sell it
- “17 Mujeres Asesinadas, Desde Daa de la Marcha” (Milenio (Mexico), August 21, 2019).
Las agresiones se suscitaron en nueve estados; dos víctimas fallecieron a manos de sus parejas y el crimen organizado mató a una alcaldesa https://www.milenio.com/policia/desde-dia-de-la-marcha-17-mujeres-asesinadas
Nicaragua
- Leonor Álvarez, “Daniel Ortega Prepara “Batallones de la Paz” para Futuras Elecciones” (La Prensa (Nicaragua), August 21, 2019).
Al menos siete personas murieron en las elecciones municipales de 2017. Así que no es alejado de la realidad creer que el régimen orteguista enviará a sus “Batallones de la paz” a imponer el terror en las urnas
Panama
- Nick Miroff, “U.S. Seeks Deal to Send Asylum Seekers From Africa and Asia to Panama” (The Washington Post, August 21, 2019).
Acting homeland security secretary Kevin McAleenan will travel to Panama City on Wednesday to meet with the country’s newly elected president, Laurentino Cortizo