Mexico offers escorted rides north from southern Mexico for migrants with US asylum appointments

Mexico will offer escorted bus rides from southern Mexico to the U.S. border for non-Mexican migrants who have received a United States asylum appointment, the government announced Saturday.

A top court in the Dominican Republic deliberates anti-sodomy laws targeting police and military

A top court in the Dominican Republic has agreed to review a challenge to laws dating from the last century that criminalize gay sex involving members of the army and police force.

Convictions in Mexico fail to quell demands for justice in massacres of migrants

Last week Mexico’s attorney general announced that 11 former members of the Zeta cartel were convicted for slaying hundreds of migrants over a decade ago. The news quickly became a reminder of how much about the case remains unresolved.

Brazil judge bans X as Elon Musk challenges top court’s orders

Brazil’s top court ordered the immediate suspension of X in the country after its billionaire owner Elon Musk refused to name a legal representative for the social network in Latin America’s largest nation.

Major power outage hits Venezuela’s capital, with Maduro government blaming ‘sabotage’

Venezuelans awoke Friday to a major power outage in the capital, Caracas, and several states. President Nicolas Maduro’s government blamed the outage, which it said began about 4:50 a.m., on “electrical sabotage.”

Federal government restarts parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela and Nicaragua

The immigration scheme allows people from the four countries to live and work here for a period of two years if they pass health and background checks. The program will now have enhanced security measures.

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattles El Salvador with no immediate reports of injuries or damage

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattled El Salvador on Wednesday afternoon with no initial reports of injuries or damage, according to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Haitian and Kenyan police try to oust gangs from a rough part of Haiti’s capital

Haitian forces working with police sent from Kenya have launched a joint operation to oust criminal gangs from one of the roughest neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital, Prime Minister Garry Conille said Wednesday.

Maduro opponents take to streets to revive protests disputing Venezuelan election results

Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro took to the streets Wednesday in an attempt to revive protests against him as he tightens his grip on power following last month’s disputed election.

Mexico’s president announces ‘pause’ in relationship with US Embassy after criticism from ambassador

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced a “pause” in the relationship with the United States and Canadian embassies after the ambassadors from those countries criticized his plan to dramatically overhaul the justice system.