It is difficult to convey the scale of the harm that will result from the enormous spending bill that the U.S. Congress ...

Nearly three years into President Gustavo Petro’s term, his flagship “Total Peace” initiative is faltering. On this episode ...

Inclusive Democracy Supported by a Vibrant Civil Society At WOLA, we support efforts to make democracy in Latin America inclusive, diverse, and accountable. A thriving civil society is essential to ...

Key Findings Mexico dramatically intensified its migration enforcement after the Trump administration threatened to impose tariffs on Mexican goods in June 2019. As a result of this crackdown, Mexican ...

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Full report Introduction Over 10 days in late April and early May 2023, a team of researchers from the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) visited Honduras to examine the challenges of migration ...

Download PDF Descargue resumen en español ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) is a leading research and advocacy organization advancing human rights in the Americas. We ...

CBP reports on May migrant encounters Data CBP reported a slight increase from April to May in the number of migrants its agents and officers encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border. Still, numbers ...

With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most important developments at the U.S.-Mexico border. See past weekly updates here. Your donation to WOLA is crucial to keeping these ...

THE FULL UPDATE: An already quiet border gets quieter “In the past seven days, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 4,577 individuals attempting to enter the country illegally, a significant 55% ...

Early on Thursday May 22, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill with a historically massive mix of budget cuts and new spending. The cuts are likely to hurt the poorest Americans. The ...