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How Murdering Suspected Drug Smugglers Became the New Normal

A year after launching his explosive antidrug campaign, President Donald Trump routinely rains death on alleged cocaine couriers.

Reason · 21h ago

Ecuador and U.S. Push Regional Security Alliance, But Mining and Energy Enter the Agenda

Noboa and envoy Kristi Noem discussed mining and oil as 15 Shield of the Americas nations moved to sanction MS-13, Tren de Aragua and 22 other groups.

Latin Times · Sep 23

How a secret US deal funnelled deportees into El Salvador’s prison system

Families of 11 Salvadoran men deported from the United States are demanding to know what happened to their relatives after they were sent back to El Salvador under a secret agreement between US President Donald Trump and his Salvadoran counterpart Nayib Bukele. Part of The Deportation Project coordinated by Forbidden…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 22

Venezuelan Men Sue ICE Flight Contractors, Alleging They Helped Send Them to Torture in El Salvador's CECOT Prison

A group of Venezuelan men who were deported from the United States to El Salvador's notorious CECOT maximum-security prison have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against two U.S. aviation companies, alleging the carriers knowingly participated in unlawful deportation flights that resulted in months of arbitrary detention and torture.

Latin Times · Jul 28

Venezuelan men sue aviation firms who flew them to notorious Salvadorian jail

Exclusive: CSI Aviation and GlobalX accused of violating civil rights as part of Trump immigration crackdown

The Guardian - US · Jul 26

Tren de Aragua Under Siege: New Charges, Bigger Numbers, and a Leader Already Gone

DOJ says Tren de Aragua arrests jumped sixfold under Trump, but the news came weeks after a strike killed the gang's own leader.

Latin Times · Jul 2

Mystery of hit on Tren de Aragua leader: is it linked to US mining plans in Venezuela?

Trump boasted of assassinating Héctor Guerrero Flores but details are scarce and experts doubt it will harm drug trade

The Guardian - US · Jun 23

Spain Sex Trafficking: Inside the €9,000 Debt Trap Used on Vulnerable Venezuelan Women

Spain arrests 17 cartel-mimicking traffickers who used fake Tren de Aragua identities and €9,000 debts to sexually exploit Venezuelan women.

Latin Times · Jun 18

A Symbolic Victory? Why Killing Niño Guerrero Won't Stop Tren de Aragua

President Trump announces the killing of Tren de Aragua founder Niño Guerrero, but analysts warn the decentralized gang will survive the strike.

Latin Times · Jun 16

U.S. Signals Wider Latin America Military Campaign, But Experts Question Impact on Tren de Aragua

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warns more U.S. military strikes could follow the Venezuela raid on Tren de Aragua's founder under a new regional coalition.

Latin Times · Jun 16