In our report, we analyze the current situation through an extensive examination of reports from local organizations and international human rights bodies issued throughout this tumultuous year, ...

2026 will be a pivotal year for Guatemala, as four institutions fundamental to democratic balance, governance, and the functioning of the rule of law will be renewing their mandates. International ...

A new WOLA report analyzes the impacts of Mexico's increased migration enforcement efforts at its southern border with Guatemala.

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 ...

WOLA’s time in Honduras was a reminder of the pressing need to find long-term alternatives to mass migration flows.

The Biden administration has taken steps to improve conditions at the border, but challenges still surround the asylum access process.

Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight... The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) is a leading ...

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has proposed a package of constitutional reforms that would transform the composition of Mexico’s judiciary, among other changes. Mexico’s incoming federal ...

Adam Isacson has worked on defense, security, and peacebuilding in Latin America since 1994. He now directs WOLA’s Defense Oversight... With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most ...

We urge U.S. policymakers to raise these situations with the Colombian government and ask that they take-action on behalf of the victims.

The Alien Enemies Act invocation and El Salvador renditions have days in court, Notes about deportation flights, Budget resolution to move in Senate, Notes on the U.S. military’s border and migration ...

THE FULL UPDATE: An already quiet border gets quieter “In the past seven days, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 4,577 individuals attempting to enter the country illegally, a significant 55% ...