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The U.S. National Guard at the Los Angeles Protests

Latin America, United StatesMigration, Peace & Security, Rule of Law

Perspectives 12 Jun 2025

The Trump Administration’s Unprecedented Military Deployment in Los Angeles Echoes the Overreach We’ve Long Opposed in Latin America

The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) was founded in 1974, at a time when nearly every country in Latin…

by Adam Isacson

Latin America, United StatesPeace & Security, Rule of Law

Perspectives 22 Nov 2021

The United States’ Influence on Latin America’s New Militarism

This commentary was published in Spanish by the Fundación Carolina on November 16, 2021 as Análisis Carolina no. 28: “Estados…

by Adam Isacson

Latin America, MexicoDemocracy, Rule of Law

Podcast 1 Dec 2020

The Transition: The future of Latin America’s anti-corruption fight

by Adam Isacson

FILE - In this June 28, 2018, file photo, a Guatemalan father and son, who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, are apprehended by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in San Diego. California will introduce group trials on Monday, July 9, for people charged with entering the country illegally. Federal prosecutors in Arizona, Texas and New Mexico have long embraced these hearings, which critics call assembly-line justice. California was a lone holdout and the Justice Department didn't seriously challenge its position until the arrival of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Latin America, United StatesMigration, Rule of Law

Research 28 Aug 2018

A National Shame: The Trump Administration’s Separation and Detention of Migrant Families

The zero tolerance policy’s most visible outcome was the mass separation of asylum-seeking parents and children. The Trump administration’s ham-fisted…

by Adam Isacson, Maureen Meyer

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The Trump Administration’s Unprecedented Military Deployment in Los Angeles Echoes the Overreach We’ve Long Opposed in Latin America

The United States’ Influence on Latin America’s New Militarism

The Transition: The future of Latin America’s anti-corruption fight

A National Shame: The Trump Administration’s Separation and Detention of Migrant Families

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