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La Esperanza prison in San Salvador. The Salvadoran government says it has arrested at least 72,000 people since declaring a state of emergency in March 2022. Photo for The Washington Post by Fred Ramos

September 19, 2023 at 12:48 pm

How to match El Salvador's success against gangs? First, dismantle democracy VIEW

The gang crackdown has elevated Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. But the government is also holding 71,000 people — many, activists say, on specious grounds.

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September 5, 2023 at 8:14 pm

Cuba says human traffickers are luring citizens to Russia’s war on Ukraine

The claim by the Cuban Foreign Ministry appeared to reflect unusual tensions with Russia, a historical ally.

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May 21, 2023 at 3:48 pm

Attack on off-road vehicle event in Mexico leaves at least 10 dead

Gunmen on Saturday unleashed a barrage of bullets on participants in an off-roading event in the Mexican state of Baja California, leaving at least 10...

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January 27, 2023 at 9:29 pm

As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe

The move left the DEA regional office in Mexico City, which oversees the agency's operations in Mexico and Central America, without a full-time director for...

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FILE – This Oct. 17, 2019 frame grab from video provided by the Mexican government shows Ovidio Guzman Lopez at the moment of his detention, in Culiacan, Mexico. Mexican security forces were forced to release the son of Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman that day after his gunmen shot up the western city of Culiacan. (CEPROPIE via AP File) XLAT102

January 5, 2023 at 9:35 am

Mexico captures son of El Chapo, alleged fentanyl trafficker, ahead of Biden visit

The U.S. government has sought the extradition of Ovidio Guzmán, one of several sons of El Chapo who have allegedly assumed prominent roles in the...

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September 26, 2022 at 12:41 pm

Cuba approves same-sex marriage in historic turnabout

Cubans approved a measure to legalize same-sex marriage, part of a new family code that's among the most progressive in Latin America, defying a long...

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August 19, 2022 at 7:39 pm

Mexico arrests former attorney general in kidnapping of 43 students

Mexican authorities arrested the country's former attorney general on Friday and accused him of torture and forced disappearance in the mass kidnapping of 43 students...

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June 18, 2022 at 10:54 am

How Cuba became a pioneer in COVID-19 vaccines for kids

Cuban vaccines have not been approved by the WHO, but have gotten the OK from Mexico, Iran and Vietnam. Their development might show how poorer...

May 21, 2022 at 6:20 pm

In Cuba’s economic crisis, a frantic search for milk

HAVANA -- Her 4-year-old was still asleep when Yohana Perdomo stubbed out her cigarette, grabbed her blue ration book and set out to find Cuba's...

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Truckers block the entrance into the Santa Teresa Port of Entry in Ciudad Juarez going into New Mexico on April 12, 2022. The truckers blocked the port as a protest to the prolonged processing times implemented by Gov. Abbott which they say have increased from 2-3 hours up to 14 hours in the last few days. (Omar Ornelas /The El Paso Times via AP) TXELP101 TXELP101

April 13, 2022 at 3:12 am

White House, truckers blast Texas as inspections snarl Mexico traffic

Huge, multi-mile traffic jams at numerous U.S. border crossings worsened as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott required inspections of commercial trucks and other vehicles.

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