Tag: Mass deportations

Transnational Media Outlets Criminalize Venezuelan Migration: Delgado Arria
They have reinforced a narrative portraying migrants as problematic and dangerous. Recently, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump presented the mass deportation of migrants as part of a purge of foreign criminals and gang members. RELATED: Venezuela Repatriates Migrants from the U.S. Under the “Return to the Homeland” Plan This narrative was reproduced by […]
February 21, 2025

Trump Considers Sending Undocumented Migrants to Guantanamo Base
In 2024, The New York Times revealed that detainees in this U.S. military base face precarious conditions. On Wednesday, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced that President Donald Trump’s administration is considering sending undocumented migrants to the Guantanamo military base to detain them while authorities seek to deport them to their countries of origin. […]
January 29, 2025

Honduras Cancels CELAC Emergency Summit on Migration
This high-level meeting sought to build collective strategies to address U.S. immigration measures. Honduras canceled the urgent summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) that had been convened for this Thursday by the organization’s pro tempore president, Xiomara Castro. RELATED: Mexican Foreign Minister to Attend CELAC’s Emergency Meeting on Migration Colombian […]
January 29, 2025

President Sheinbaum Suggests to Latin America a Dialogue on Trump’s Deportations
She confirmed that Mexico received 4,094 people deported from the United States between January 20 and 26. On Monday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested that Latin American governments prioritize dialogue on migration following the diplomatic standoff between Colombia and the United States. RELATED: President Sheinbaum Rules Out Early U.S.-Mexico-Canada Treaty Review “We will always maintain […]
January 27, 2025

Nearly 1,000 Arrested as Immigration Raids Continue Across U.S.
The White House allows federal immigration agencies, including the ICE, to make arrests at schools, churches and hospitals On Sunday night, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed that nearly 1,000 people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally were arrested on Sunday alone across the country. RELATED: Colombia Backs Down in Conflict Over […]
January 27, 2025

Latin American Ministers Meet in Mexico to Unify Stance on Trump’s Policies
The meeting was attended by Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, and Venezuela. On Thursday, ministers, deputy ministers, and heads of delegations from 10 Latin American and Caribbean countries met in Mexico City to develop a joint strategy in response to the threats of mass deportations by Donald Trump. RELATED: Mexico […]