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The Latin America Working Group promotes U.S. policies that advance human rights, peace, and social, environmental, and economic justice in Latin America.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The great @johncusack.bsky.social on why news organizations shouldn't paywall FOIA-based reporting: "Paywalls don’t just limit readership, they create kind of a tiered citizenry, where one group can afford to know what the government is doing in their name and the other can’t."
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John Cusack wants to talk about paywalls.
The movie star says that by selling their public-records-based reporting, news outlets are compromising one of journalism’s essential civic roles.
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NPR @npr.org · 07/01/2026
Wednesday’s shooting happened a day after the Department of Homeland Security announced that “the largest DHS operation ever is happening right now in Minnesota.” (via @mprnews.org)
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Live updates: Officials confirm ICE-involved shooting in south Minneapolis
Witnesses reported a person was shot in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, amid a large presence of federal law enforcement officers. It was not immediately clear who may have been shot, or who m...
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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The ICE-related shooting in Minneapolis today is horrifying. We must reject the violence, chaos, and pain consistently caused by ICE, remain calm and peaceful, and call for a full investigation into what happened today.
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Minneapolis mayor says ICE officer's killing of a motorist was 'reckless' and wasn't self-defense
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot and killed a motorist acted recklessly and rejected federal officials claims that the officer had acted in se...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/01/2026
“They are not here to cause safety in this city,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in a press conference following the shooting. “What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust,” he continued, “and in this case, quite literally killing people.”
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ICE agent shoots and kills woman in Minneapolis
The woman, 37, was in her car at an active ICE operation.
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Subterranean Press @subpress.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
We continue to be appalled by attacks on immigrants that are making communities and cities across the country less safe. Today's shooting of a civilian by an ICE officer is horrifying. We have donated to MIRAC and encourage you to donate to organizations that share your values. www.miracmn.com
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MIRAC - Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee
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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Remarkable statement from an elected official.
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 07/01/2026
BREAKING: ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, and the initial reports are horrifying. This is not the first time Trump’s ICE has shot at civilians. We need ICE out of our cities and communities. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/01/2026
Kristi Noem accuses the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis of committing an act of "domestic terrorism"
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
DHS now confirming in a. statement that an ICE officer did shoot and kill someone at the site of a raid.
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FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
New explainer: FCNL's @hbrandon-smith.bsky.social breaks down the many reasons why the U.S. attack on Venezuela was illegal -- and what Congress can do to stop President Trump's rampant abuse of military force. ⬇️
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Why did Trump Invade Venezuela and Capture President Maduro? | Friends Committee On National Legislation
How has the Trump administration justified the invasion of Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife?
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El Faro English @elfaroenglish.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
This year, the White House falsely claimed that millions of taxpayers’ dollars were funding “sex changes” in Guatemala — a lie used to justify gutting USAID. With LatinoUSA, we learn how it affected LGBTQ+ organizations and damaged US credibility abroad. beta.elfaro.net/en/a-region-...
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Podcast: How a White House Lie About “Sex Changes” in Guatemala Helped Decimate USAID
This year, the White House falsely claimed that millions of U.S. taxpayers’ dollars were funding “sex changes” in Guatemala — a lie used to justify gutting USAID. In this episode, we learn how losing…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/01/2026
Q: Is the administration really willing to risk the NATO alliance by potentially moving ahead with a military operation? MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains the option -- every president -- to address it through military means
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peterg19.bsky.social @peterg19.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u... 1984 revision Trump: New WH website rewriting the history of Jan 6. My God this man is evil, following in the footsteps of Hitler! The Trump Reich is full bloom now.
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Five Years On, Trump Keeps Pushing Jan. 6 Conspiracies
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CODEPINK @codepink.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Yesterday at the Organization of American States:
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
This is the kind of thing that the Founders explicitly designed our constitution to prevent; a president who has seized wealth for his own benefit without any intervention from Congress, which in our system is supposed to be the holder of the power of the purse.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
They're doing this so they can call any government program that isn't ICE or the military "rife with fraud" and thus illegitimate. They are trying to manufacture consent to say any entitlement — from Medicare to social security — must be canceled because of extreme edge cases. Don't fall for it.
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Trump wanted a quick win, but in his hubris, he alienated many of his most ardent supporters. The operation was supposed to be a smash and grab, but Trump announced on the spur of the moment that the US now ruled Venezuela for oil.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Siri: When was the only time Article V of the NATO treaty has been invoked?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/01/2026
Garcia uses his opening statement during Comer's Minnesota fraud hearing to point out that "some of the worst fraud and corruption is actually found at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" and that the administration is punishing innocent kids
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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
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Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else continued to expand this year
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
The Trump Administration is threatening a wrongfully deported student’s family because she spoke out about her mistreatment. Everyone in this country has a First Amendment right to criticize their government. This should send a chill down your spine.
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Immigration Agents Target Family of Deported College Student
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Latin America Working Group @lawgaction.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Important read. The so called radical left had nothing to do with his conviction. It was his thirst for power, greed and corruption.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/12/2025
Duffy: "I don't have a plan to reduce costs."
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Notable measure from @merkley.senate.gov and @kaine.senate.gov, a resolution to prohibit funding for any military intervention in Venezuela without congressional authorization. www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-kain...
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Merkley, Kaine: No Funds for War Against Venezuela - Merkley
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Virginia’s U.S. Senator Tim Kaine today teamed up to introduce the Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act of 2025 to prohib...
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 08/12/2025
BREAKING: Judge Boasberg ORDERS testimony by ex-DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni next Mon., Dec. 15 in his restarted contempt proceedings over the March 15 migrant flights. Drew Ensign must testify the following day. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
This is exactly right
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
The non-unitary executive.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
My analysis in @justsecurity.org on Trump's asserted license to kill. 2/n www.justsecurity.org/120568/carib...
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Asserting a License to Kill: Why the Caribbean Strike is a Dangerous Departure from the “War on Terror”
An absence of credible legal basis for the Caribbean strike suggests the Trump admin is asserting a prerogative to kill outside the law.
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Richard Blumenthal @blumenthal.senate.gov · 24/11/2025
The Trump Admin has conducted 21 unauthorized military strikes in the Caribbean & East Pacific—killing 83 people—without giving Americans a full explanation. I’m leading my colleagues in demanding the declassification & public release of documents justifying these airstrikes.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 20/11/2025
The DHS blamed immigrants for a number of problems known to be caused by outside economic factors.
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Department Of Homeland Security Blames Immigrants For Grocery Prices And Healthcare Costs
The DHS blamed immigrants for a number of problems known to be caused by outside economic factors.
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El Faro English @elfaroenglish.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
A police death squad in El Salvador murdered at least 97 people. One of them claims they killed many of their victims on behalf of a sitting mayor. Almost all remain free and have kept their badges. #efEditorial beta.elfaro.net/en/el-faro-w...
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The Police in El Salvador Kill(ed)
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Pleased to speak with the Hill about possible US military action in Venezuela. Needless to say, something is profoundly broken with our constitutional order if decisions about attacking another country depend on the whims of one man. thehill.com/policy/defen...
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Very useful resource here.
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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Latin America Working Group @lawgaction.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o... They followed the rules
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Opinion | We Followed the Rules. ICE Jailed Us Anyway.
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Latin America Working Group @lawgaction.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Americans don't approve of this murder according to polls
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 17/11/2025
NEW: Avelo’s ICE flights have been a fiasco, internal documents show. Serious safety lapses, poor planning, mechanical issues, an emergency landing — and they’re not even making as much money as they hoped they would. From me for @prospect.org: prospect.org/2025/11/17/i...
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ICE Air’s Sloppy, Dangerous Deportation Flights - The American Prospect
Poor planning, mechanical issues, serious safety lapses, and the shutdown are taking a toll on Avelo, America’s most famous deportation airline, internal documents show.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/11/2025
I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served. F that!
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Latin America Working Group @lawgaction.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
www.propublica.org/article/chic... Never charged with a crime! Wasteful, harmful political theater
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“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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Latin America Working Group @lawgaction.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The Venezuelans the United States government sent to El Salvador were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence. Read the new report by @hrw and @Cristosal: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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US/El Salvador: Torture of Venezuelan Deportees
The Venezuelan nationals the US government sent to El Salvador in March and April were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Take this for what it is; an acknowledgment by the White House that they are not focusing on people with criminal records.
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Latin America Working Group @lawgaction.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Death Squads on the rise again in El Salvador beta.elfaro.net/en/exclusive...
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Death Squad Agent Accuses Salvadoran Mayor of Paying for Three-Dozen Murders
A cooperating witness from Halcón 32, a death squad within the Salvadoran Police, confessed to 97 murders, including a priest, businessmen, and alleged gang members. He told prosecutors that Salvador ...
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Latin America Working Group @lawgaction.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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Press Release: LAWG and Others Call for USMCA Overhaul - Latin America Working Group
For Immediate Release:November 3, 2025 Contact:Vicki GassExecutive DirectorLatin America Working Group (LAWG)vgass@lawg.org Migrant Justice Groups Call for USMCA Overhaul to Stop Displacement and Prot...
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Read more: www.citizen.org/news/migrant...
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Migrant Justice Groups Call for USMCA Overhaul to Stop Displacement and Protect the Rights of Migrant Workers - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C — In comments submitted to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) as part of the six-year…
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Trade and migration are deeply connected. The USMCA must stop fueling displacement and start prioritizing sound immigration policy, human rights, and labor protections. Along with prominent migrant justice groups, we outline how in new comments to USTR.
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Politico @politico.com · 03/11/2025
The shutdown will hit 35 days tomorrow — a new U.S. record — as Congress stays deadlocked and SNAP benefits and air travel are already feeling the strain.
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‘Utterly shameful’: Congress to crush US record this week for longest shutdown
There’s no chance for Congress to resolve the shutdown and reopen the government before crossing the historic threshold Tuesday.
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Latin America Working Group @lawgaction.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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SCOOP: Latino Tenants Told to Vacate After Georgetown ICE Raid
Witnesses describe multi-agency sweep at Wisconsin & O St. NW; 10–12 taken; Latino units “tossed;” ammunition left in the hallway, and tenants told to vacate.
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Latin America Working Group @lawgaction.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
ICE Capades: The Roundup open.substack.com/pub/piratewi...
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ICE Capades: The Roundup
PWS weekly on the ghoulish acts, dastardly deeds, and unseemly actions of the country's now-biggest LEO
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/10/2025
As the government shutdown continues into its fourth week with no end in sight, it’s looking like this could become one of America’s longest funding lapses, posing more risks for the economy.
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How a Long Government Shutdown Could Leave Scars on the Economy
The effect is rippling beyond missing paychecks to federal services that support much of the economy.
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