How Ecuador went from being Latin America’s model of stability to a nation in crisis
For many years, Ecuador had one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America – an indicator of low gang activity. As a result, it hadn’t developed a robust police and military response to gangs.
With plans in the works and troops on the way, military assumes a mostly familiar role on the border
Until now, the military has limited itself to a supporting role at the border: surveilling for illegal crossings by ground and air, repairing vehicles and building barriers ...
What Trump's first week immigration orders mean in the short and long term
In his first week, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency at the U.S. southern border, reinstated some of his ...
Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military's border role grows
A U.S. military plane with migrants bound at their wrists and ankles has left Texas bound for Guatemala carrying 80 deportees, eight of them children ...
Ukrainian drone strikes trigger fires at major oil and gas facilities in Russia
Ukraine struck energy facilities in southern Russia with dozens of drones on Monday, triggering fires at a major oil refinery and gas processing plant and disrupting flights from the Volga to the ...
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Gaza checkpoint to be staffed by scores of armed American contractors
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A small U.S. security firm is hiring nearly 100 U.S. special forces veterans to help ... introducing armed American contractors into the heart of one of the world's ...
The Latest: Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico for a month
U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum say their planned tariffs are on hold for a month to give ...
US Border Patrol, Mexican troops come under fire along Rio Grande on El Paso-Juárez border
The border shooting occurred about 10 p.m. when Border Patrol agents from the Clint station came under fire south of San ...
Trump’s tariff threat worked on Colombia, but his plans for Canada and Mexico carry higher stakes
President Donald Trump has already forced Colombia to accept deportees by threatening tariffs and is readying the same move ...
Tijuana braces for next iteration of ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy
It is estimated that under the policy nearly 70,000 people were sent back to Mexico between 2019 and 2021 to await their ...
Fentanyl is ‘America’s problem’: China, Canada retaliate
China says it will take the US to the WTO over Donald Trump’s tariffs; Justin Trudeau slaps tariffs on $170 billion of US ...
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US Air Force Deportation Flight to Guatemala Avoids Mexican Airspace Amid Growing Military Role in Immigration Enforcement
A US Air Force jet carrying 80 deportees from Texas to Guatemala avoided Mexican airspace, highlighting military's increasing ...