We, the undersigned organizations, express our deep concern over the increasing use of criminal law without due process ...

The designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is an important legal pathway for migrants of select countries who are unable to safely return to their home countries due to different conditions ...

Las organizaciones firmantes expresamos nuestra profunda preocupación ante el creciente uso del derecho penal sin las garantías del debido proceso, el acoso, estigmatización y la persecución que ejerc ...

Urgent call to OAS Member States, the IACHR, and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in light of Peru’s serious institutional crisis June 16, 2025 — Just days before the start of the Organization ...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the United States—but in a Tennessee prison Months after his erroneous expulsion to a maximum security prison in El Salvador made his case a top U.S. national news ...

Download the full report as a PDF here. Introduction The last few months have been marked by aggressive measures by numerous governments that aim to further restrict civic space in the Americas. In ...

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This special Pride Month episode brings together the voices of six LGBTIQ+ activists from across Latin America—Mexico, ...

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 ...

THE FULL UPDATE: The Alien Enemies Act invocation and El Salvador renditions have days in court 17 more people The Trump administration removed 17 more people —10 Salvadorans and 7 Venezuelans—to El ...

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 ...