Guatemala
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Guatemalan authorities have charged a judge with accepting bribes in a major customs fraud case, an indication of the challenges that lie ahead for Guatemala‘s justice system, as the courts prepare to process several huge corruption investigations… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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Unfortunately, the U.S. congress has not made itself subject to the Freedom of Information Act. So if you want to know, for example, what James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), Jack Kingston (R-Georgia), Rob Woodall (R-Georgia), Patrick Meehan (R-Pennsylvania), John Carney (D-Delaware), and Joseph Kennedy III (D-Massachusetts) were up to during their official visit to Central America from
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Despite more than $1.2 billion in U.S. assistance since 2008, perceptions of citizen security in Central America have continued to decline and rates of violent crime have continued to rise, contributing to large numbers of children and families fleeing for the United States in recent years. In light of the worsening situation in Central America,
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Human Rights Watch released a report last week highlighting the apparently systemic failure of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to properly screen Central American migrants, particularly Hondurans, for “credible” or “reasonable” fear of returning to their countries of origin. According to data obtained from CBP via a Freedom of Information Act request, “the vast
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General John Kelly, Commander of U.S. Southern Combatant Command, told an audience at the National Defense University on October 8 that Central American governments should seek to replicate “the miracle of Colombia” when it comes to security. Colombia is “a great example,” said Kelly, “of what can be done so long as a government and a
Mike LaSusa 