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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Venezuelan prisoners’ ordeal, “mass deportation,” courts’ decisions, Mexico

Freed Venezuelan men tell of what they endured in El Salvador. Notes on "mass deportation." Events in the courts. Notes from ...
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Dispatch from Mexico: Difficulties Abound for Both Deported Individuals and Service Providers

As the United States’ immigration detention system becomes a black box, researchers from WOLA and the Women’s Refugee ...
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Dispatch from Guatemala: Five Alarming Trends in U.S. Immigration Detention and Removal

Following a visit to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, researchers from WOLA and the Women’s Refugee Commission traveled to Guatemala ...
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Human rights organizations in Brazil and the U.S. condemn the Trump administration’s attacks on Brazilian democracy

Conectas Human Rights (Brazil) and WOLA – Washington Office on Latin America (USA) condemn the attacks against the democratic ...
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Dispatch from Honduras: Four Things You Need to Know About ICE Deportations—It’s Worse Than Expected

Researchers from WOLA and the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) just visited San Pedro Sula, Honduras’s second-largest city.
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Historic Ruling in Colombia: A Win for the Country’s Legal System

On July 28, Colombia’s judicial system found former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez guilty of witness tampering, specifically ...
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Empower Change Through Advocacy Internship Program | WOLA

WOLA’s Internship Program is named in honor of Sally Yudelman for her commitment and contribution to WOLA and the cause of social justice. Interns at WOLA gain hands-on experience through staff ...