It is difficult to convey the scale of the harm that will result from the enormous spending bill that the U.S. Congress narrowly passed, and President Trump signed into law, in the run-up to July 4 ...

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 ...

We, the undersigned organizations, express our deep concern over the increasing use of criminal law without due process guarantees, the harassment, the stigmatization, and the persecution by ...

Nearly three years into President Gustavo Petro’s term, his flagship “Total Peace” initiative is faltering. On this episode ...

Operations intensify in, and beyond, Los Angeles; Massive “reconciliation” spending bill emerges in Senate and resembles House bill; CBP reports on May migrant encounters.

In recent years, the state of trans rights across the Americas has been marked by a striking pattern of historic advances and devastating losses. While some countries have made significant progress ...

Will the WHO confront its colonial legacy and right a historic wrong? The critical review of the coca leaf could transform global drug policy and marks an important moment for Indigenous rights and ...

Troops deployed to Los Angeles, as “mass deportations” trigger protests; Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the United States—but in a Tennessee prison; Travel ban added to list of administration ...

Maureen Meyer serves as WOLA’s Vice President for Programs. With over two decades of experience in human rights, Ms. Meyer... Civic space–the conditions needed for civil society to participate in ...

This piece focuses on the incredible scale of what the U.S. Congress is proposing to spend on enforcement and border security. The reconciliation bill’s mammoth dimensions are not getting the ...

Accumulating accounts of cruel and possibly unlawful removals and detentions; “Reconciliation” mega-spending bill sails through House committees; Renditions to El Salvador blocked, for now, amid new ...