This piece focuses on the incredible scale of what the U.S. Congress is proposing to spend on enforcement and border security ...

Reconciliation” funding bill passes House, moves to Senate; Alien Enemies Act updates; The U.S. military’s growing border and ...

On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused a federal court ruling from California that had blocked the Trump ...

(May 30, 2025) The undersigned organizations express our deep concern regarding the case of Eduardo Torres, a prominent human rights defender and member of the legal team of the NGO Venezuelan ...

Las organizaciones internacionales abajo firmantes condenan la detención de la defensora de derechos humanos Ruth López. La Policía Nacional de El Salvador la arrestó el 18 de mayo de 2025 a las 23:00 ...

El 19 de mayo de 2025, la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos intervino para frenar, de forma temporal, una decisión de un ...

Stephanie Brewer is the Director for Mexico at WOLA. She advocates for policy improvements on both sides of the border... The first judicial election day is now approaching. On June 1, Mexican ...

Over the past two months, U.S. immigration and law‑enforcement agencies have been detaining migrants and asylum seekers without promptly disclosing their whereabouts, permitting contact with counsel, ...

The undersigned international organizations condemn the detention of human rights defender Ruth López. The National Police arrested her on May 18, 2025 at 11 pm. Alarmingly, Ms. López’s whereabouts ...

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