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November 22, 2019
Western Hemisphere Regional
- Caitlin Dickson, “Exclusive: Acting Homeland Security Chief Chad Wolf Makes Unannounced Visit to Privately Funded Border Wall” (Yahoo!, November 22, 2019).
The stop at the half-mile stretch of crowdfunded steel bollard fencing, which was built without permits this spring on private land in Sunland Park, N.M., was not mentioned in a media advisory sent by the DHS press office ahead of Wolf’s trip
- Michel Marizco, “Border Worker in Arizona Acquitted of Helping Migrants” (National Public Radio, November 22, 2019).
A jury has found Scott Warren not guilty on two federal felony counts of harboring illegal immigrants. Warren works with a group that leaves food and water for migrants in Arizona deserts
- Daniel Gonzalez, “Growing Numbers of Families Crossing the Border Are Coming From India and Other Continents” (The Arizona Republic, November 22, 2019).
Not only are the non-Spanish speaking families from countries far from the United States, they carry their own cash and credit cards and appear much better educated
Bolivia
- Jon Lee Anderson, “Bolivia’s Evo Morales Wants to Stay in the Game” (The New Yorker, November 22, 2019).
When I asked Morales what he would do if his exile became permanent, he seemed taken aback
- “More Clashes in la Paz but There Is Also a Tentative Agreed Date for New Elections, January 12” (MercoPress, November 22, 2019).
At least 36 people have been killed in clashes since Morales resigned on Nov. 10
- Jim Shultz, “The Rise and Fall of Evo Morales” (The New York Review of Books, November 22, 2019).
“If he would have respected that referendum, he would have finished his third term as probably the best president in Bolivia,” he said. “But he didn’t do that”
- “Jeanine Anez Espera Pacificar Bolivia Con un Llamado a Dialogo “Inmediato”” (Tal Cual (Venezuela), November 22, 2019).
La presidenta interina de Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez, lamentó las muertes ocurridas en la ciudad de El Alto durante un operativo militar y policial y ofreció dialogar “inmediatamente”
Chile
- “Politica para Danar a Manifestantes en Chile Apunta a Responsabilidad de Mando” (Amnesty International, November 22, 2019).
Estos ataques han dejado hasta el momento un saldo de cinco muertos y miles de personas torturadas, maltratadas o gravemente lesionadas
- “Chile Staggers Towards a New Constitution” (The Economist (Uk), November 22, 2019).
In retrospect Ms Bachelet was right on the big things. For the past month, because of the discontents she identified, Chile has been seared by a social conflagration
Colombia
- Santiago Torrado, “Colombia se Moviliza de Forma Masiva Contra el Gobierno de Ivan Duque” (El Pais (Spain), November 22, 2019).
Las manifestaciones, en su mayoría pacíficas y rematadas por un cacerolazo, suponen la mayor ola de protestas contra el presidente
Guatemala
- Sofia Menchu, “Shifting Asylum ‘Burden,’ U.S. Sends Guatemala First Honduran Migrant” (Reuters, Reuters, November 22, 2019).
“Imagine sending back one person – the remedy proves to be more expensive than the disease,” Guatemalan President-elect Alejandro Giammattei said at an event Thursday afternoon
- Francelia Solano, “Asilo, Retorno o Espera de 4 Anos. Un Hondureno Estrena a Guatemala Como Tercer Pais Seguro” (Nomada (Guatemala), November 22, 2019).
El anexo con el que se podría determinar si es o no legal la implementación del mismo no se ha dado a conocer
Mexico
- Abraham Gonzalez, “Mexico’s Top Military Brass Offer President Public Loyalty Pledge” (Reuters, Business Insider, November 22, 2019).
The military’s public show of support for Lopez Obrador comes amid heightened concern from Latin America’s left about the role that pressure from the armed forces played in the resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales
- Jose Raul Linares, “Amlo Asciende a Tres Militares Relacionados Con Espionaje, Narcotrafico y Caso Tlatlaya” (Proceso (Mexico), November 22, 2019).
En la lista de quienes fueron ascendidos hay tres miembros del Ejército relacionados con escándalos de la pasada administración federal
- IsaÍn Mandujano, “Mision de Observacion Constata Flagrante Violacion de Derechos Humanos de Migrantes” (Proceso (Mexico), November 22, 2019).
“Nos sumamos al llamado de organizaciones aliadas hacia el gobierno mexicano para que deje de colaborar con el gobierno del presidente (Donald) Trump en la implementación de políticas inhumanas como el ‘Quédate en México’”
- Sugeyry Gandara, “Al Menos 13 Grupos, Ligados a Seis Grandes Carteles, Expanden Sus Tentaculos en Tierra Mexiquense” (SinEmbargo (Mexico), November 22, 2019).
Los municipios del Estado de México “se han vuelto tierra de nadie”, donde por años ha imperado la colusión de las autoridades con la delincuencia, lo que ahora complica el combate a la inseguridad
- Arturo Angel, “Se Registran 32 Mil 565 Homicidios Durante el Gobierno de Amlo; Ultimos 4 Meses Sin Alza de Asesinatos” (Animal Politico (Mexico), November 22, 2019).
La cifra mensual de crímenes se ha estabilizado desde que arrancó el segundo semestre de este 2019, frenándose así la tendencia al alza registrada en la primera parte del año
- Kate Linthicum, “Inside the Bloody Cartel War for Mexico’s Multibillion-Dollar Avocado Industry” (The Los Angeles Times, November 22, 2019).
Much of the killing today has little to do with drugs. Organized crime has diversified
- Juan Alberto Cedillo, “Nuevo Laredo Vive Narcoterrorismo, se Tiene Que Actuar: Gobernador de Tamaulipas” (Proceso (Mexico), November 22, 2019).
Las acciones violentas que está realizando el Cártel del Noreste (CDN) y su brazo armado autodenominado “Tropa del Infierno” en Nuevo Laredo son actos de narcoterrorismo y se tiene que actuar en consecuencia, aseguró el gobernador
- “Mexico Presenta Proyecto de Acuerdo Bilateral Con Estados Unidos para Combatir el Trafico de Armas” (EFE, SinEmbargo (Mexico), November 22, 2019).
De aprobarse, las inspecciones arrancarán en cinco puntos estratégicos: San Diego-Tijuana, El Paso-Ciudad Juárez, Laredo-Nuevo Laredo, McAllen-Ciudad Reynosa y Brownsville-Matamoros
- Arelis R. Hernandez, Nick Miroff, Maria Sacchetti, “Trump Administration’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program to Shuttle Migrants From Tucson to el Paso” (The Washington Post, November 22, 2019).
Tucson was one of the last major areas on the southern border that has not been diverting asylum seekers to Mexico to await their immigration court hearings
Nicaragua
- “Editorial: El Ejercito de la Dictadura” (La Prensa (Nicaragua), November 22, 2019).
Con la prolongación de la jefatura del Ejército en manos del general Julio César Avilés, por tercer período consecutivo, y con esto la cancelación de toda posibilidad de renovación en el alto mando militar, el dictador Daniel Ortega ha reafirmado la desinstitucionalización de las fuerzas armadas
- Drazen Jorgic, “Bolivia’s Ouster of Morales Stirs Tensions in Left-Leaning Nicaragua” (Reuters, Reuters, November 22, 2019).
Analysts have called the government’s strategy risky, saying inflamed tensions can fuel unrest
- Ismael Lopez, “Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua ‘Critical,’ Regional Body Says” (Reuters, Reuters, November 22, 2019).
The OAS recommended a special session of its general assembly be convened immediately to review affairs in the country