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 ...

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 ...

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 of the WOLA Podcast, Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, WOLA’s Director for the Andes, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...