Tag: Trump administration
Iran’s Foreign Minister visits Nicaragua to join forces against US “economic terrorism”
At a time when the United States and Iran maintain a tense relationship for the nuclear arms race of the Persian state, Daniel Ortega’s regime strengthened its relationship with the Ayatollah government, receiving Monday that country’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad...
“Tolerable Dictatorships”
ANDRES OPPENHEIMER - While Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis is drawing well-deserved international attention, there is another phenomenon that should ring alarm bells everywhere: the proliferation of what many in Washington see as “tolerable dictatorships.”
That’s the first thing that crossed my mind recently when Organization of...
Bringing the border closer to home, one immersion trip at a time
This unfamiliarity can make it easy for politicians to distort what’s going on there and hard for immigration advocates and social movements to muster support for their primary goal: making U.S. policies toward undocumented people and asylum-seekers more humane.
What can advocates for immigrants do...
US Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Attempt to Reinstate Asylum Ban
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco denied Friday the Donald Trump Administration's judicial maneuver to delay Judge Jon Tigar's order blocking enforcement of its asylum policy.
"We agree with the district court that the rule is likely inconsistent with...
US Sanctions Nicaraguan Officials, Including Ortega’s Wife
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order targeting sanctioning Rosario Murillo, Nicaragua’s vice-president and wife of President Daniel Ortega, and one of his aides under a new executive order allowing Washington to target Nicaraguan officials for a crackdown on anti-government protests.
Rosario...
Saturday’s Demonstration At The U.S. Embassy In San Jose (Photos)
From Angie Vecchio, co-organizer of the event, live on Saturday, June 30, in front of the U.S. Embassy in San Jose, the official count was 80 Ticos (Costa Ricans) and Gringos (Americans) who gathered together to protest the demonizing of immigrants and refugees, and...
Pressuring Nicaragua: U.S. Prepared To Take Action If Ortega Government Fails To Cooperate
The Trump administration is crafting a range of options, including potential sanctions, against the government of Nicaragua and President Daniel Ortega if it fails to properly address the concerns of student groups, church leaders and other civic players about increasing violence and political repression.
“We’re...
Massachusetts executed two Italian immigrants 90 years ago: Why the global fallout still matters
“No story…just a couple of wops in a jam.” Ninety years ago, on Aug. 23, 1927, two Italian immigrants were executed.
The deaths of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti in the Charlestown Prison in Massachusetts marked the end of a raucous seven-year legal and political...
The Big Challenge of the NAFTA Renegotiations
After months of feverish lobbying by industry to save the 23-year-old pact, renegotiations of the NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) begin today between Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Canada is worried that Donald Trump will keep his protectionist promises, triggered by his election...
Would impeaching Trump restore the rule of law? Lessons from Latin America
Some Americans and members of Congress have called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
What happens after a president is impeached?
The vice president would take his place, but other parts of the government continue unchanged. That may not be a bad thing. However, partisan...
History Shows President Trump Will Face Legal Challenges To Detaining Immigrants
(Q COSTA RICA) OPINION - Practically everyone I talk to these days shows an air concern of what will be their future in Trump's America. And without fail, ask my opinion of what will happen. As if I have the answer. I don't.
This past...
